PROPORTIONALLY

proportionately, proportionally

(adverb) to a proportionate degree; “your salary will rise proportionately to your workload”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

proportionally (comparative more proportionally, superlative most proportionally)

In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.

Source: Wiktionary

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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.

PROPORTIONAL

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

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