Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/29/2015 - 20:46
definition:
Corresponding in size or amount to something else:
sentence:
Your salary should be proportional to your contribution to the company.
difficulty:
medium
toefl frequency:
2
toefl classification:
adverb:
proportionally
adjective:
adverb sentence:
The benefits paid out are proportionally greater for lower-wage workers
Health problems increased proportionally to the number of hours worked
adjective sentence:
verb:
verb sentence:
noun:
proportion
noun sentence:
The proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising
The sculpture seemed out of proportion to its surroundings
The proportion of tillage to pasture is roughly as 1 to 22.