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proportional

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /prəˈpɔrʃənəl/
Freq #34671

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Changing in size or amount in a way that matches another thing.

    The fine is proportional to the seriousness of the offence.

  2. 2
    adj

    Having a fixed ratio to something, so that one rises or falls as the other does.

    The pressure of a gas is proportional to its temperature.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · changing in size or amount... commensuraterelative
Word family
Derived forms biproportionaldisproportionalequiproportionalmultiproportionalnonproportionaloverproportionalproportionalismproportionalistproportionalityproportionalizeproportionallysubproportional

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