The amount of food a child needs is roughly proportional to her size.
The speed of the glider is directly proportional to the speed of the wind.
The amount of force needed is inversely proportional to the rigidity of the material.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
proportional — pro‧por‧tio‧nal [prəˈpɔːʆnəl ǁ ɔːr ] also pro‧por‧tion‧ate [prəˈpɔːʆnt ǁ ɔːr ] adjective something that is proportional to something else is related to it in terms of size, amount, importance etc: • The fee charged by the realtor is directly… … Financial and business terms
proporţional — PROPORŢIONÁL, Ă, proporţionali, e, adj. Care formează o proporţie, care corespunde unei proporţii. ♢ Impozit proporţional = impozit stabilit în raport cu venitul cuiva. (mat.) Medie proporţională = rădăcina pătrată a produsului dintre două… … Dicționar Român
proportional — proportional, proportionate, commensurate, commensurable are often used without marked distinction because all mean being duly proportioned to something else. Proportional and proportionate both imply due proportions either to a related thing or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Proportional — Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proportional — Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proportional — proportional, proportionate Both words mean ‘in due proportion, comparable’, and are used almost interchangeably, except in certain fixed expressions such as proportional parts and proportional representation. Otherwise, when proportional occurs… … Modern English usage
Proportional — Pro*por tion*al, n. 1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proportional — Adj. (Mittelstufe) in gleichem Verhältnis zueinander stehend Beispiel: Die Nachfrage wächst proportional zum Bevölkerungswachstum. Kollokation: proportionaler Anteil am Vermögen … Extremes Deutsch
proportional — [prə pôr′shə nəl, prōpôr′shə nəl] adj. [ME proporcional < L proportionalis] 1. of or determined by proportion; relative 2. having, or being in, proportion [pay proportional to work done] 3. Math. having the same or a constant ratio n. a… … English World dictionary
Proportional — sind Größen, welche eine Proportion (s.d.) bilden, dahin gehören Waaren mit ihren Preisen, Capitale mit den Zinsen, Kräfte mit ihren Geschwindigkeiten, Parallelogramme von[630] gleicher Höhe mit ihren Grundlinien, od. von gleichen Grundlinien mit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
proportional — index commensurable, commensurate, congruous, harmonious, proportionate, relative (comparative) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
