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noun
1.
comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
2.
proper relation between things or parts: to have tastes way out of proportion to one's financial means.
3.
relative size or extent.
4.
proportions, dimensions or size: a rock of gigantic proportions.
5.
EXPANDa portion or part in its relation to the whole: A large proportion of the debt remains.
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symmetry, harmony, or balance: an architect with a sense of proportion.
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the significance of a thing or event that an objective view reveals: You must try to see these mishaps in proportion.
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Mathematics. 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. Compare rule of three.
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COLLAPSEArchaic. analogy; comparison.
verb (used with object)
10.
to adjust in proper proportion or relation, as to size, quantity, etc.
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to balance or harmonize the proportions of.
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Proportions
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English proporcio(u)n < Latin prōportiōn- (stem of prōportiō) symmetry, analogy. See pro-1, portion
1350–1400; Middle English proporcio(u)n < Latin prōportiōn- (stem of prōportiō) symmetry, analogy. See pro-1, portion
Related forms
pro·por·tion·er, noun
pro·por·tion·less, adjective
mis·pro·por·tion, noun
re·pro·por·tion, verb (used with object)
su·per·pro·por·tion, noun
Synonyms
1. comparison. 5. share. 6. distribution, arrangement. See symmetry. 10. regulate, arrange, balance, harmonize.
1. comparison. 5. share. 6. distribution, arrangement. See symmetry. 10. regulate, arrange, balance, harmonize.
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Word Origin & History
proportion
late 14c., "due relation of one part to another," also "size or extent," from O.Fr. proportion (13c.), from L. proportionem (nom. proportio) "comparative relation, analogy," from phrase pro portione "according to the relation" (of parts to each other), from pro "for" + abl. of *partio "division," related
EXPANDto pars (see part). The verb "to adjust or regulate the proportions of" is attested from late 14c. Phrase out of proportion first attested 1710.
COLLAPSE
"My fortunes [are] as ill proportioned as your legs." [John Marston, "Antonio and Mellida," 1602]
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proportion  (prə-pôr'shən) Pronunciation Key
A statement of equality between two ratios. Four quantities, a, b, c, and d, are said to be in proportion if a/b = c/d . |
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