proportionately, proportionally
(adverb) to a proportionate degree; “your salary will rise proportionately to your workload”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
proportionally (comparative more proportionally, superlative most proportionally)
In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*por"tion*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively; as, all parts of the building are proportionally large. Sir I. Newton.
Pro*por"tion*al, a. Etym: [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.]
1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton.
2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. Hutton. 3. (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.
Pro*por"tion*al, n.
1. (Math.)
Definition: Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: The combining weight or equivalent of an element. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2025
(noun) generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature
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