Collocations for proportional - adj.
VERBS
be
ADV.
broadly, roughly
The amount of food a child needs is roughly proportional to its size.
The amount of food a child needs is roughly proportional to its size.
directly
The speed of the glider is directly proportional to the speed of the wind.
The speed of the glider is directly proportional to the speed of the wind.
inversely
The amount of force needed is inversely proportional to the rigidity of the material.
The amount of force needed is inversely proportional to the rigidity of the material.
PREP.
to