proportional

proportional is a 12-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional.
2. adjective. Relating to, or securing, proportion.
3. adjective. Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter.
4. noun. Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional.
5. noun. The combining weight or equivalent of an element.
6. noun. one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
7. adjective. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

   "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"

   "earnings relative to production"

   Synonyms: relative

8. adjective. having a constant ratio

Synonyms

relative

Common word forms

proportionally, proportionality

Words from these letters

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