proportional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.
For example, according to the gas laws, pressure is directly proportional to temperature: the quotient derived from pressure (numerator) and temperature (denominator) will be constant; however, pressure is inversely proportional to volume, meaning that the product between volume and pressure will be constant.
2012, David Ben-Chaim, Ratio and Proportion, page 34:A vacuum-controlled straight air brake system is fitted, in which the driver's vacuum brake valve applies the train brake and makes a proportional application of the locomotive air brake.
1958 September 14, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 603:
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(US) In proportion (to), proportionate.
This ensures consistency across your website design so that you don't end up with elements that are not adequately proportional with each other.
2014, Aravind Shenoy, Learning Bootstrap:
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Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces).
A font is proportional if all characters in the font have different widths due to their various sizes.
2013, Eric A. Meyer, CSS Fonts: Web Typography Possibilities, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| most proportional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more proportional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonproportional · proportionalize · equiproportional · proportionalism · proportional analogy · directly proportional · inversely proportional · proportionalist · mean proportional · disproportional · unproportional · biproportional · multiproportional · overproportional · proportionality · proportionally · proportional navigation · proportional representation · subproportional
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Translations (39)
eo proporcia (at a constant ratio (to)) · ca proporcional (at a constant ratio (to)) · es proporcional (of a typeface) · el αναλογικός (proportionate — see also proportionate) · bg пропорциона́лен (proportionate — see also proportionate) · fr proportionnel (at a constant ratio (to)) · fi suhteutettu (proportionate — see also proportionate) · ro proporțională (at a constant ratio (to)) · ru соразме́рный (proportionate — see also proportionate) · ko 비례의 (at a constant ratio (to)) · fi verrannollinen (at a constant ratio (to)) · de proportional (at a constant ratio (to)) · es alícuota (of a typeface) · nb forholdsmessig (proportionate — see also proportionate) · es proporcional (at a constant ratio (to)) · es alícuota (at a constant ratio (to)) · ca proporcional (proportionate — see also proportionate) · it proporzionale (at a constant ratio (to)) · es alícuota (proportionate — see also proportionate) · gv lieh my lieh (proportionate — see also proportionate) · fi suhteellinen (of a typeface) · gv coreiragh (proportionate — see also proportionate) · ru пропорциона́льный (proportionate — see also proportionate) · ko 비율의 (at a constant ratio (to)) · ru пропорциона́льный (at a constant ratio (to)) · ga cionmhar (at a constant ratio (to)) · cs proporcionální (of a typeface) · es proporcional (proportionate — see also proportionate) · ko 비례하는 (at a constant ratio (to)) · pt proporcional (at a constant ratio (to)) · hu egyenesen arányos (at a constant ratio (to)) · ga comhréireach (at a constant ratio (to)) · gv freggyrtagh (at a constant ratio (to)) · hu arányos (proportionate — see also proportionate) · nl evenredig (at a constant ratio (to)) · ro proporțional (at a constant ratio (to)) · nb forholdsmessig (at a constant ratio (to)) · id proporsional (at a constant ratio (to)) · hy համեմատական (at a constant ratio (to))