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- [pruh-pawr-shuh-nl, -pohr-]
- /prəˈpɔr ʃə nl, -ˈpoʊr-/
- /prəˈpɔː.ʃən.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-pawr-shuh-nl, -pohr-]
- /prəˈpɔr ʃə nl, -ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of proportional word
- adjective proportional having due proportion; corresponding. 1
- adjective proportional being in or characterized by proportion. 1
- adjective proportional of, relating to, or based on proportion; relative. 1
- adjective proportional Mathematics. (of two quantities) having the same or a constant ratio or relation: The quantities y and x are proportional if y/x = k, where k is the constant of proportionality. (of a first quantity with respect to a second quantity) a constant multiple of: The quantity y is proportional to x if y = kx, where k is the constant of proportionality. 1
- adjective proportional in proportion 1
- adjective proportional relative, proportionate 1
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Origin of proportional
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English proporcional < Latin prōportiōnālis. See proportion, -al1
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Parts of speech for Proportional
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
proportional popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
proportional usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for proportional
adj proportional
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- fifty-fifty — equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
- in proportion — balanced
- invariant — unvarying; invariable; constant.
adjective proportional
- commensurable — having a common factor
- even — Flat and smooth.
Antonyms for proportional
adjective proportional
- disproportional — not in proportion; disproportionate.
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