Definitions of proportion [əˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-]

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Definition of 'proportion'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) proportion
comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.

2.  proportion
proper relation between things or parts.

3.  proportion
relative size or extent.

4.  proportion
proportions, dimensions or size.

5.  proportion
a portion or part in its relation to the whole.

6.  proportion
symmetry, harmony, or balance.

7.  proportion
a relation of four quantities such that the first divided by the second is equal to the third divided by the fourth; the equality of ratios.

8. (v.t.) proportion
to adjust in proper proportion or relation, as to size or quantity.

9.  proportion
to balance or harmonize the proportions of.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME proporcio(u)n < L prōportiō symmetry)

Definition of 'proportion'

Princeton's WordNet

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

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. (verb) 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"

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

Definition of 'proportion'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) proportion
a part of a whole measured as a percentage
What proportion of the students are Hispanic?; foods with a high proportion of fat

2.  proportion
indicates a comparison of the amount or quantity of two things; = ratio
How much salt is there in proportion to water in ocean water?

3.  proportion
the correct or best relationship between parts

4.  proportion
in proportion to
compared in terms of proportion
The buildings are too large in proportion to the scenery in the painting.

5.  proportion
out of proportion
not having the correct or best relationship between parts
The car's tiny wheels looked all out of proportion.

6.  proportion
proportions
the size or shape of sth
the house's beautiful proportions; a failure of enormous proportions

7.  proportion
the importance of sth compared to other things
I think we're overreacting - let's try to maintain a sense of proportion.

8.  proportion
keep in proportion
to understand the relative importance of sth
Let's keep it in proportion - it's not a big problem.

9.  proportion
out of proportion
not having a balanced view of the importance of sth
Nervous parents have blown the issue out of proportion.

Definition of 'proportion'

Webster Dictionary

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

3. (noun) proportion
the portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot

4. (noun) proportion
a part considered comparatively; a share

5. (noun) proportion
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

6. (noun) proportion
the rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional

7.  proportion
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

8.  proportion
to form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body

9.  proportion
to divide into equal or just shares; to apportion

Translation of 'proportion'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a part (of a total amount) Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.
Afrikaans: deel	Arabic: جُزء، نِسْبَه، حِصَّه	Bulgarian: отношение
Brazilian: proporção	Czech: část, procento	German: der Teil
Danish: del; procentdel	Greek: τμήμα	Spanish: proporción
Estonian: osa	Farsi: بخش	Finnish: osa
French: proportion, pourcentage	Hebrew: יַחַס	Hindi: अंश
Hungarian: rész	Indonesian: bagian	Icelandic: hluti, hlutfall
Italian: percentuale, parte	Japanese: 部分	Korean: 일부
Lithuanian: dalis	Latvian: daļa	Malay: bahagian
Dutch: deel	Norwegian: del	Polish: część
Portuguese: proporção	Romanian: proporţie, procentaj	Russian: часть
Slovak: časť	Slovenian: del	Serbian: deo
Swedish: del, andel	Thai: ส่วน	Turkish: kısım, bölüm
Taiwanese: 部分	Ukrainian: частина	Urdu: حصہ، ٹکڑا
Vietnamese: phần	Chinese: 部分
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