proportional
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proportional
adjective more proportional · most proportional
- 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: ∝. 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.
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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.
Similar: commensurate
- 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.
noun proportionals
- A proportion. It is almost superfluous to remark that the numbers attached to the elements of compounds are those of the proportionals in which they combine […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: proportionate, relative, graduated, progressive, ratio, measurement, proportion, pro-rata, commensurate, comparative, corresponding, balanced, rate, reasonable, appropriate, dependent
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adj at a constant ratio (to)
| Español | proporcional, alícuota |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비례의 birye, 비율의, 비례하는 |
| Português | proporcional |
| Français | proportionnel |
| Deutsch | proportional |
| Italiano | proporzionale |
| Română | proporțional, proporțională |
| Русский | пропорциона́льный proporcionálʹnyj |
adj proportionate — see also proportionate
| Español | proporcional, alícuota |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αναλογικός analogikós |
| Русский | пропорциона́льный proporcionálʹnyj, соразме́рный sorazmérnyj |
adj of a typeface
| Español | proporcional, alícuota |
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