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Proportional

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Relating to, or securing, proportion.

(2):

(a.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter.

(3):

(a.) Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional.

(4):

(n.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional.

(5):

(n.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Proportional'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/proportional.html. 1828.