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Collocations for proportional - adj.

VERBS

be

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ADVERB

approximately, roughly
The amount of food a child needs is roughly proportional to her size.
directly
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.

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PREPOSITION

to

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Proportional is used with these nouns:
increase, representation

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