 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
proportional
adjective
1: properly related in size or degree or other measurable
characteristics; usually followed by 'to'; "punishment
oughtt to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings
relative to production" [syn: {relative}]
2: increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: {graduated}]
noun: one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Compasses \Com"pass*es\, noun, pl.
An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
move.
Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
without adjustable points are generally called
dividers. See {Dividers}.
{Bow compasses}. See {Bow-compass}.
{Caliber compasses}, {Caliper compasses}. See {Calipers}.
{Proportional}, {Triangular}, etc., {compasses}. See under
{Proportional}, etc.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, noun
1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean
proportional.
2. (Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element.
[Obs.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, adjective [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.
2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. --Hutton.
3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a
constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is
proportional to quantity of matter.
{Proportional logarithms}, logistic logarithms. See under
{Logistic}.
{Proportional scale}, a scale on which are marked parts
proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a
logarithmic scale.
{Proportional} {scales, compasses, dividers}, etc.
(Draughting), instruments used in making copies of
drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or
reduced scale.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "proportional":
3-D, affinitive, analogical, analogous, appertaining, associative,
balanced, commensurable, commensurate, comparable, comparative,
compatible, congenial, connective, consistent, contingent,
correlated, correlative, corresponding, cubic, dependent,
dimensional, distributional, distributive, en rapport, equal,
even stephen, fifty-fifty, flat, fourth-dimensional, half,
half-and-half, halvers, harmonious, in accordance with, linking,
particular, per capita, per head, pertaining, pertinent, pro rata,
proportionable, proportionate, proportioned, prorated, reciprocal,
referable, referring, related, relating, relational, relative,
respective, several, space, space-time, spatial, spatiotemporal,
spherical, stereoscopic, superficial, surface, symmetrical,
sympathetic, three-dimensional, two-dimensional, volumetric
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