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proportional

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈpɔːrʃənəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/prəˈpɔrʃənəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prə pôr′shə nl, -pōr′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•por•tion•al /prəˈpɔrʃənəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. of or relating to proportion or proportions.
    2. in the correct or balanced relation or proportion:[be + ~ + to]Salary raises were proportional to the cost of living.
    See -par-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•por•tion•al  (prə pôr′shə nl, -pōr′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having due proportion;
    corresponding.
  2. being in or characterized by proportion.
  3. of, pertaining to, or based on proportion;
    relative.
  4. Mathematics
    • Mathematics(of two quantities) having the same or a constant ratio or relation:The quantitiesy and x are proportional if y/x = k, where k is the constant of proportionality.
    • Mathematics(of a first quantity with respect to a second quantity) a constant multiple of:The quantityy is proportional to x if y = kx, where k is the constant of proportionality.
  • Latin prōportiōnālis. See proportion, -al1
  • Middle English proporcional 1350–1400
pro•por′tion•al′i•ty, n. 
pro•por′tion•al•ly, adv. 
    1. harmonious, comparative, accordant, consonant, proportionate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
proportional /prəˈpɔːʃənəl/ adj
  1. of, involving, or being in proportion
 n
  1. an unknown term in a proportion: in a/b = c/x, x is the fourth proportional
proˌportionˈality n proˈportionally adv
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