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propl.

propl. is the abbreviation of proportional.

Meaning of proportional

Adjective

proportional (comparative more proportional, superlative most proportional)

  1. 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: ∝.
    • A vacuum-controlled straight air brake system is fitted, in which the driver's vacuum brake valve applies the train brake and makes a proportional application of the locomotive air brake.1958 September, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 603
  2. (US) In proportion (to), proportionate.
    • This ensures consistency across your website design so that you don't end up with elements that are not adequately proportional with each other.2014, Aravind Shenoy, Learning Bootstrap
    Synonyms:
    commensurate
  3. Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces).
    • A font is proportional if all characters in the font have different widths due to their various sizes.2013, Eric A. Meyer, CSS Fonts: Web Typography Possibilities, page 2

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Questions about propl.

What is propl. the abbreviation of?
Propl. is the abbreviation of proportional.

Words near propl. in the dictionary

  1. propitiousness
  2. propiverine
  3. propizepine
  4. propjet
  5. propjets
  6. propl.
  7. proplaintiff
  8. proplanetary
  9. proplasm
  10. proplasmic
  11. proplasms

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