2. (noun)proportion, dimension magnitude or extent "a building of vast proportions"
3. (noun)symmetry, proportion balance among the parts of something
4. (noun)proportion, ratio 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"
5. (noun)proportion, proportionality, balance 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
6. (verb)proportion give pleasant proportions to "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"