proportional
Meaning of proportional
adjective
- corresponding in size or amount to something else.
the punishment should be proportional to the crime
late Middle English: from late Latin proportionalis, from proportio(n- ) (see proportion).
Information about proportional
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of proportional is: proportionals.
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Hyphenation of proportional
pro-por-tional
- It consists of 3 syllables and 12 chars.
- proportional is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
proportional synonyms
Meaning relative:
Meaning graduated:
Meaning analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable:
Meaning another term for proportional:
Meaning able to be likened to another; similar:
Meaning corresponding in size or degree; in proportion:
Meaning equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc:
Meaning acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate:
Meaning have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another:
Meaning having a mutual relationship; corresponding:
Meaning comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared:
Meaning measurable by the same standard:
proportional antonyms
Meaning too large or too small in comparison with something else:
Translation of proportional
- Spanish: proporcional
- French: proportionnel
- Italian: proporzionale
Words that rhyme with proportional
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