proportional
proportional is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 34 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Relating to, or securing, proportion. Hutton.
- 2.(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.
- 3.(Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional.
- 4.(Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element. [Obs.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
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- baleen
- bounce
- buoyancy
- buoyant
- caoutchouc
- distend
- ductile
- elastic
- elasticity
- extend
- flex
- flexibility
- flexible
- gum
- latex
- modulus
- natural
- plastic
- recoil
- renitency
- renitent
- resilience
- resilient
- rubber
- spring
- springiness
- strain
- stress
- stretch
- synthetic
- tensile
- the
- whalebone
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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