Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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relative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
proportional | Yes | Yes | No | No |
relative (noun) | proportional (noun) |
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an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion |
a person related by blood or marriage |
relative (adjective) | proportional (adjective) |
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estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete | properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' |
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' | having a constant ratio |