PROPORTIONAL


Meaning of PROPORTIONAL in English

If one amount is ~ to another, the two amounts increase and decrease at the same rate so there is always the same relationship between them. (FORMAL)

Loss of weight is directly ~ to the rate at which the disease is progressing.

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ to n

~ly

You have ~ly more fat on your thighs and hips than anywhere else on your body...

ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group

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