Proportional

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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: ∝.

    "A vacuum-controlled straight air brake system is fitted, in which the driver's vacuum brake valve applies the train brake and makes a proportional application of the locomotive air brake."

  2. 2
    In proportion (to), proportionate. US

    "This ensures consistency across your website design so that you don't end up with elements that are not adequately proportional with each other."

  3. 3
    Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces).

    "A font is proportional if all characters in the font have different widths due to their various sizes."

Adjective
  1. 1
    properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by ‘to’ wordnet
  2. 2
    having a constant ratio wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A proportion. archaic

    "It is almost superfluous to remark that the numbers attached to the elements of compounds are those of the proportionals in which they combine […]"

  2. 2
    one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion wordnet

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