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“proportional” in Latin
magnitūdōgreatness, size, bulk, magnitude; vastness, extent.; a great number, amount or quantity, abundance.prōportiōnālisproportionalmĕsŏlăbĭuma mathematical instrument for finding mean proportional lines, a mesolabeintervallumThe open space within the vallum of a camp or between palisades or ramparts.; interval, distance; interval of time, pausprōportiōproportion; symmetry; analogy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
proportional s.
*numerus, magnitudo, etc., proportionalis (mathematical technical term). An instrument for ascertaining mean proportionals, mesolabium (μεσολάβιον, Vitr. 9, praef., 19).
proportional adj.
pro rata parte ratione distinctus (e.g., proportional intervals, intervalla, Cic., Rep., 6, 18); or by other circumlocution with proportione, pro rata parte (general terms): pro cujusque opibus et facultatibus (in proportion to the wealth, etc., of each): ☞ proportionalis very late, Jul., Firm.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for proportional?
- The usual Latin words for “proportional” are magnitūdō, prōportiōnālis, mĕsŏlăbĭum; also intervallum, prōportiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.