Proportional vs. Proportionate

Proportionaladjective

(mathematics) 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: ∝.

Proportionaladjective

In proportion (to), proportionate.

Proportionaladjective

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

Proportionalnoun

A proportion.

Proportionaladjective

Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional.

Proportionaladjective

Relating to, or securing, proportion.

Proportionaladjective

Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter.

Proportionalnoun

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

Proportionalnoun

The combining weight or equivalent of an element.

Proportionalnoun

one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion

Proportionaladjective

properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to';

Proportionaladjective

increasing as the amount taxed increases

Proportionateadjective

In proportion; proportional; commensurable.

Proportionateadjective

Harmonious and symmetrical.

Proportionateverb

(transitive) To make proportionate.

Proportionateadjective

Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional.

Proportionateverb

To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to proportionate punishment to crimes.

Proportionateadjective

being in due proportion

Proportionateadjective

agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree;

Proportionateadjective

exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities