Proportionality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ratio of two quantities that is constant

harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); - John Ruskin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəpˌɔːɹʃənˈælᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəpˌɔːʃənˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəpˌɔːʃənˈalɪti/

6 syllables Say it as /pɹəpˌɔːɹʃənˈælᵻɾi/.

Examples

in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

balance proportion

Parts of Speech

noun	a ratio of two quantities that is constant
noun	harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); - John Ruskin “in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance”

Word Forms

proportional	adjective	having a constant ratio
proportion	verb	give pleasant proportions to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verhältnismäßigkeit

ein Verhältnis zweier Größen, das konstant ist

🇫🇷French

proportionnalité

un rapport de deux quantités qui est constant

🇪🇸Spanish

proporcionalidad

una relación de dos cantidades que es constante

🇮🇹Italian

proporzionalità

un rapporto costante tra due quantità

🇳🇱Dutch

evenredigheid

een verhouding van twee grootheden die constant is

🇵🇹Portuguese

proporcionalidade

uma razão entre duas quantidades que é constante

🇷🇺Russian

пропорциональность

отношение двух величин, которое является постоянным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समानता

दो मात्राओं का अनुपात जो स्थिर है

🇧🇩Bengali

সমানুপাতিকতা

দুটি পরিমাণের একটি অনুপাত যা ধ্রুবক

🇮🇳Tamil

விகிதாசாரத்தன்மை

நிலையான இரண்டு அளவுகளின் விகிதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుపాతత

స్థిరంగా ఉండే రెండు పరిమాణాల నిష్పత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

आनुपातिकता

दोन प्रमाणांचे गुणोत्तर जे स्थिर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રમાણસરતા

બે જથ્થાનો ગુણોત્તર જે સ્થિર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮಾಣಾನುಗುಣತೆ

ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿರುವ ಎರಡು ಪ್ರಮಾಣಗಳ ಅನುಪಾತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആനുപാതികത

സ്ഥിരമായ രണ്ട് അളവുകളുടെ അനുപാതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਪਾਤਕਤਾ

ਦੋ ਮਾਤਰਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਜੋ ਸਥਿਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تناسب

دو مقداروں کا تناسب جو مستقل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

相称性

两个常数的比率

🇯🇵Japanese

比例性

一定の 2 つの量の比

🇰🇷Korean

비례

두 양의 비율이 일정하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cân đối

tỉ số của hai đại lượng không đổi

🇹🇭Thai

สัดส่วน

อัตราส่วนของปริมาณสองปริมาณคงที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

proporsionalitas

perbandingan dua besaran yang tetap

🇵🇭Filipino

proporsyonalidad

isang ratio ng dalawang dami na pare-pareho

🇲🇾Malay

perkadaran

nisbah dua kuantiti yang tetap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التناسب

نسبة بين كميتين ثابتة

🇮🇷Persian

تناسب

نسبت دو کمیت ثابت است

🇹🇷Turkish

orantılılık

iki büyüklüğün sabit oranı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מידתיות

יחס של שתי כמויות שהוא קבוע

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