English-Thai Dictionary

proportional

ADJ ได้สัดส่วน  proportionate equivalent dai-sad-suan

 

proportionality

N ความ ได้สัดส่วน  kwam-dai-sad-suan

 

proportionally

ADV ตามส่วน  tam-suan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROPORTIONAL

a.Having a due comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. In pharmacy, medicines are compounded of certain proportional quantities of ingredients. The velocity of a moving body is proportional to the impelling force, when the quantity of matter is given; its momentum is proportional to the quantity of matter it contains, when its velocity is given. Proportional, in chimistry, a term employed in the theory of definite proportions, to denote the same as the weight of an atom or a prime. [See Prime. ]
Proportionals, in geometry, are quantities, either linear or numeral, which bear the same ratio or relation to each other.

 

PROPORTIONALITY

n.The quality of being in proportion.

 

PROPORTIONALLY

adv. In proportion; in due degree; with suitable comparative relation; as all parts of a building being proportionally large.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

PROPORTIONAL

PROPORTIONAL Pro *por "tion *al, n.

 

1. (Math. )

 

Defn: Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: The combining weight or equivalent of an element. [Obs. ]

 

PROPORTIONALITY

Pro *por `tion *al "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. proportionnalité.]

 

Defn: The state of being in proportion. Coleridge.

 

PROPORTIONALLY

PROPORTIONALLY Pro *por "tion *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively; as, all parts of the building are proportionally large. Sir I. Newton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

proportional

pro por tion al |prəˈpôrSHənl prəˈpɔrʃənl | ▶adjective corresponding in size or amount to something else: the punishment should be proportional to the crime. • Mathematics (of a variable quantity ) having a constant ratio to another quantity. DERIVATIVES pro por tion al i ty |prəˌpôrSHəˈnalətē, pərˌpôrSHəˈnalədē |noun, pro por tion al ly |-SHənl -ē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin proportionalis, from proportio (n- ) (see proportion ). usage: Except in certain long-established phrases, such as proportional representation, the adjectives proportional and proportionate may be used interchangeably.

 

proportional counter

pro por tion al count er ▶noun Physics an ionization chamber in which the operating voltage is large enough to produce amplification but not so large that the output pulse ceases to be proportional to the initial ionization.

 

proportional representation

pro por tion al rep re sen ta tion |prəˈpɔrʃənl |(abbr.: PR ) ▶noun an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

 

Oxford Dictionary

proportional

pro |por ¦tion ¦al |prəˈpɔːʃ (ə )n (ə )l | ▶adjective corresponding in size or amount to something else: the punishment should be proportional to the crime. • Mathematics (of a variable quantity ) having a constant ratio to another quantity. DERIVATIVES proportionality |-ˈnalɪti |noun, proportionally adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin proportionalis, from proportio (n- ) (see proportion ).

 

proportional counter

pro |por ¦tion ¦al coun |ter ▶noun Physics an ionization chamber in which the operating voltage is large enough to produce amplification but not so large that the output pulse ceases to be proportional to the initial ionization.

 

proportional representation

proportional representation (abbrev.: PR ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

proportional

proportional adjective a proportional increase in wages: corresponding, proportionate, comparable, in proportion, pro rata, commensurate, equivalent, consistent, relative, analogous. ANTONYMS disproportionate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

proportional

proportional adjective an increase in working hours unaccompanied by a proportional increase in wages: corresponding, proportionate, comparable, in proportion, pro rata, commensurate, equivalent, consistent, relative, correlated, correlative, analogous, analogical; rare commensurable. ANTONYMS disproportionate.

 

Duden Dictionary

proportional

pro por ti o nal Adjektiv |proportion a l |1 spätlateinisch proportionalis bildungssprachlich nach Größe, Grad, Anzahl, Intensität o. Ä. in einem ausgewogenen Verhältnis zu etwas stehend; verhältnisgleich etwas proportional aufbessern 2 Mathematik mit einer bestimmten anderen Veränderlichen als Divisor stets denselben Quotienten ergebend ∼ a ist [direkt ] proportional [zu ] b | a und b sind proportional [zueinander ]

 

Proportionale

Pro por ti o na le substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin Mathematik |Proportion a le |die /eine Proportionale; der /einer Proportionalen oder Proportionale, die Proportionalen /zwei Proportionale oder Proportionalen Glied einer Proportion 2b

 

Proportionalität

Pro por ti o na li tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Proportionalit ä t |die Proportionalität; Genitiv: der Proportionalität, Plural: die Proportionalitäten Plural selten 1 spätlateinisch proportionalitas bildungssprachlich das Proportionalsein; Verhältnismäßigkeit, Angemessenheit 2 Mathematik proportionales 2 Verhältnis (einer Veränderlichen zu einer anderen ) die Proportionalität zweier, zwischen zwei Größen | die Proportionalität von x zu y

 

Proportionalsatz

Pro por ti o nal satz Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Proportion a lsatz |der Proportionalsatz; Genitiv: des Proportionalsatzes, Plural: die Proportionalsätze zusammengesetzter Satz, in dem sich der Grad oder die Intensität des Verhaltens o. Ä. im Hauptsatz mit der im Gliedsatz gleichmäßig ändert z. B. je älter er wird, desto bescheidener wird er

 

Proportionalwahl

Pro por ti o nal wahl Substantiv, feminin besonders österreichisch, schweizerisch , die |Proportion a lwahl |Verhältniswahl

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

proportional

pro por tion al /prəpɔ́ː r ʃ (ə )n (ə )l /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠ «…と » 比例した, 釣合った, 相応の «to » .2 〘コンピュ 〙〈フォントなどが 〉プロポーショナルの, 文字幅を調整した .～̀ represent á tion (選挙の )比例代表制 (｟略 ｠PR ).～ly 副詞