Phrase Hound found 63 phrases and 17 compound words that contain proper. The most common are listed below. Open proper in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 63
- China properChina excluding Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Mongolia, Taiwan, Tibet, Tuva, and Xinjiang.
- proper timeTime as measured by a clock following a timelike world line.
- proper nameA word or phrase that has noun part of speech and names a specific object, usually capitalized, for example Martin or New York.
- proper nounA word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
- good and properdecidedly; thoroughly
- proper namesplural of proper name: A word or phrase that has noun part of speech and names a specific object, usually capitalized, for example Martin or New York.
- proper classA class which is not a set.
- proper jobSomething performed well.
- proper fractionA vulgar fraction in which the magnitude of the numerator is less than or equal to that of the denominator, such as 2/3.
- proper leftThe direction which is to the left from an object's perspective, the direction 90 degrees counter-clockwise from the front.
- proper rightThe direction which is to the right from an object's perspective, the direction 90 degrees clockwise from the front.
- proper subseta set that is a subset of the set, but not equal to it.
- Finland ProperSynonym of Southwest Finland: A region of Finland.
- Tavastia ProperA region in southern Finland.
- city properThe geographical area contained within the city limits.
- proper classesplural of proper class: A class which is not a set.
- proper motionThe change in apparent position of a celestial body due to that body's velocity relative to the Sun.
- Israel properThe State of Israel, excluding territories captured during the Six-Day War or afterwards.
- proper adjectiveAn adjective derived from (or otherwise counterpart to) a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain, or Northeastern corresponding to Northeast.
- proper vectorAn eigenvector.
- Persia ProperAlternative letter-case form of Persia proper (“Pars”).
- Town ProperFormer name of Zone 4 Poblacion: a barangay of Bangued, Abra, Philippines.
- strictly properof a transfer function, where the degree of the numerator is less than that of the denominator
- Novaliches ProperA barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
- proper divisorA divisor of a number which is not the number itself.
Compound words 17
- propertySomething that is owned.
- propertiesplural of property: Something that is owned.
- propertiedOwning property, especially land or real estate that yields an income.
- subproperHaving some of the key characteristics of the proper property (which ones depend on the type of proper property).
- nonproperNot proper.
- properestsuperlative form of proper: most proper.
- propernessThe state or condition of being proper; propriety.
- properadsplural of properad: A specific type of operad
- superproper(mathematics)
- properadicOf or pertaining to properads.