Lexic.us

Definition of Proportion

1. Noun. The quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole.

2. Verb. Give pleasant proportions to. "Harmonize a building with those surrounding it"

3. Noun. Magnitude or extent. "A building of vast proportions"

4. Verb. Adjust in size relative to other things.

5. Noun. Balance among the parts of something.

6. Noun. The relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree. "A dry martini has a large proportion of gin"

7. Noun. Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design). "In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"

Definition of Proportion

1. n. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body.

2. v. t. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our income.

Definition of Proportion

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proportion

propitiousness propjet propjets proplastid proplastids propman propmen propolis propolises propone

proponed proponent proponents propones proponing proportion (current term) proportionable proportionably proportional proportionality

proportionally proportionals proportional counter proportional counter tube proportional font proportional representation proportional sample proportional sampling proportionate proportionated

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