Proportion

[prə'pɔːʃ(ə)n] or [prə'pɔrʃən]

Definition

(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'- John Ruskin.

(noun.) magnitude or extent; 'a building of vast proportions'.

(noun.) the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree; 'an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations'; 'a dry martini has a large proportion of gin'.

(noun.) the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole.

(verb.) adjust in size relative to other things.

(verb.) give pleasant proportions to; 'harmonize a building with those surrounding it'.

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Definition

(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.

(n.) Harmonic relation between parts, or between different things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion.

(n.) The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.

(n.) A part considered comparatively; a share.

(n.) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities such that the quotient of the first divided by the second is equal to that of the third divided by the fourth; -- called also geometrical proportion, in distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in which the difference of the first and second is equal to the difference of the third and fourth.

(n.) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional.

(v.) 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.

(v.) To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body.

(v.) To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Symmetry, symmetrical relation.[2]. Share, lot, part, portion.

v. a. Adjust (in proper relations), regulate, graduate, put in proportion.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Adaptation, relation, rate, distribution, adjustment, symmetry,interrelationship, uniformity, correlation

ANT:Misproportion, misadjustment, incongruity, disparity, disharmony, disorder,irrelation, disproportion

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Definition

n. the relation of one thing to another in regard to magnitude: fitness of parts to each other: symmetrical arrangement: (math.) the identity or equality of ratios: the 'rule of three ' in which three terms are given to find a fourth: equal or just share: (obs.) form figure.—v.t. to adjust: to form symmetrically: to correspond to: to divide into proper shares.—adj. Propor′tionable that may be proportioned: having a proper proportion.—n. Propor′tionableness.—adv. Propor′tionably.—adj. Propor′tional having a due proportion: relating to proportion: (math.) having the same or a constant ratio.—n. (math.) a number or quantity in a proportion.—n. Proportional′ity.—adv. Propor′tionally.—adj. Propor′tionate adjusted according to a proportion: proportional.—v.t. to make proportional: to adjust in proportion.—adv. Propor′tionately.—ns. Propor′tionateness the quality of being adjusted according to settled rates or comparative relation; Propor′tioning adjustment of proportions.—adj. Propor′tionless without proportion or symmetry of parts.—Proportional representation representation in a parliament &c. according to the number of electors in an electoral district.—Compound proportion a proportion between two quantities each of which is the product of two or more those of the first set being in their order proportional to those of the other; In proportion in the degree or measure according; Inverse or Reciprocal proportion an equality of ratio between two quantities and the reciprocals of other two as 6 : 3 = ?: ?

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