Standard Lemma guide

proportional

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

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: ∝.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

In proportion (to), proportionate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: commensurate

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A proportion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime
  • earnings relative to production

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: relative

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

having a constant ratio

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quantity

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: համեմատական (hamematakan) — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Catalan: proporcional — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Dutch: evenredig — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Esperanto: proporcia — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Finnish: verrannollinen — at a constant ratio (to)
  • French: proportionnel — at a constant ratio (to)
  • German: proportional — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Hungarian: egyenesen arányos — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Indonesian: proporsional — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Irish: cionmhar — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Irish: comhréireach — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Italian: proporzionale — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Korean: 비례의 (birye) — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Korean: 비율의 — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Korean: 비례하는 — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Manx: freggyrtagh — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forholdsmessig — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Portuguese: proporcional — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Romanian: proporțional — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Romanian: proporțională — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Russian: пропорциона́льный (proporcionálʹnyj) — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Spanish: proporcional — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Spanish: alícuota — at a constant ratio (to)
  • Bulgarian: пропорциона́лен (proporcionálen) — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Catalan: proporcional — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Finnish: suhteutettu — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Greek: αναλογικός (analogikós) — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Hungarian: arányos — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Manx: coreiragh — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Manx: lieh my lieh — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forholdsmessig — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Russian: пропорциона́льный (proporcionálʹnyj) — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Russian: соразме́рный (sorazmérnyj) — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Spanish: proporcional — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Spanish: alícuota — proportionate — see also proportionate
  • Czech: proporcionální — of a typeface
  • Finnish: suhteellinen — of a typeface
  • Spanish: proporcional — of a typeface
  • Spanish: alícuota — of a typeface
Real reading context

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