Definition of proportional

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Proportional (a.) Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional..

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Proportional :: Proportional (a.) Relating to, or securing, proportion..
Club :: Club (v. t.) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense..
Symmetry :: Symmetrize (v. t.) To make proportional in its parts; to reduce to symmetry.
Proportionately :: Proportionately (adv.) In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally.
Disproportional :: Disproportional (a.) Not having due proportion to something else; not having proportion or symmetry of parts; unsuitable in form, quantity or value; inadequate; unequal; as, a disproportional limb constitutes deformity in the body; the studies of youth should not be disproportional to their understanding..
Proportionment :: Proportionment (n.) The act or process of dividing out proportionally.
Apportion :: Apportion (v. t.) To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments..
Proportional :: Proportional (a.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter..
Tri- :: Tri- () A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride..
Proportional :: Proportional (a.) Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional..
Hodograph :: Hodograph (n.) A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the other end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; -used in investigations respecting central forces..
Proportion :: Proportion (n.) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional..
Disproportionality :: Disproportionality (n.) The state of being disproportional.
Prorate :: Prorate (v. t.) To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata.
Proportionality :: Proportionality (n.) The state of being in proportion.
Proportionably :: Proportionably (adv.) Proportionally.
Part :: Part (n.) An equal constituent portion; one of several or many like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is divided, or of which it is composed; proportional division or ingredient..
Parameter :: Parameter (n.) Specifically (Conic Sections), in the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate..
Symmetrical :: Symmetrical (a.) Involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts; having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a symmetrical body or building..
Sinusoid :: Sinusoid (n.) The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the curve of sines..
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