proportional

proportional
    adj 1: properly related in size or degree or other measurable
           characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the
           punishment ought to be proportional to the crime";
           "earnings relative to production" [syn: {proportional},
           {relative}]
    2: having a constant ratio
    n 1: one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
    

Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.
   An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,
   etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,
   or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they
   move.
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   Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen
         points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring
         without adjustable points are generally called
         dividers. See {Dividers}.
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   {Bow compasses}. See {Bow-compass}.

   {Caliber compasses}, {Caliper compasses}. See {Calipers}.

   {Proportional}, {Triangular}, etc., {compasses}. See under
      {Proportional}, etc.
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Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, a. [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.
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   2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. --Hutton.
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   3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a
      constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is
      proportional to quantity of matter.
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   {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.
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Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, n.
   1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean
      proportional.
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   2. (Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element.
      [Obs.]
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