proportion
IPA: prʌpˈɔrʃʌn
noun
- (countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
- (uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
- (countable) Proper or equal share.
- The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- (mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
- (mathematics, archaic) The "rule of three", in which three terms are given to find a fourth.
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) Size.
verb
- (transitive) To divide into proper shares; to apportion.
- (transitive) To form symmetrically.
- (transitive, art) To set or render in proportion.
- (transitive, archaic) To correspond to.
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Examples of "proportion" in Sentences
- The problem is the proportion of the image.
- The velocity is proportional to the current.
- The proportion of the victory surprised few.
- The exterior is finely detailed and proportioned.
- The power of the drill is proportional to the volume.
- The explosion is proportional to the size of the object.
- There is a flaw in this theory of cataclysmic proportions.
- The coefficients are proportional to the masses of the disturbances.
- The regularity of elements suggest to be part of a system of proportions.
- Obesity is in epidemic proportions in the US and many parts of the world.