PROPORTION
\pɹəpˈɔːʃən], \pɹəpˈɔːʃən], \p_ɹ_ə_p_ˈɔː_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of PROPORTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"
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adjust in size relative to other things
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the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
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give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
By Princeton University
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magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"
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adjust in size relative to other things
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the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
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give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Harmonic relation between parts, or between different things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion.
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A part considered comparatively; a share.
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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.
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The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional.
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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.
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To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body.
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To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.
By Oddity Software
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The relation in size, quantity, or degree of one to another; ratio or rate; a proper balance or relation of all the parts; equal or just share.
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To form symmetrically, or make the parts of suitable to each other; to cause to be in suitable relation.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The relation of one thing to another in regard to magnitude: mutual fitness of parts: 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.
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To adjust: to form symmetrically.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To form; make symetrical.
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To separate into portions.
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Relative magnitude, number, or degree.
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Fitness and harmony; symmetry.
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A proportionate share; any share or part.
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An equality or Identity between ratios.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] Arrangement of parts ; relation of one portion to another, or with respect to magnitude or quantity ; -equal or just share ; lot ;-symmetrical arrangement, distribution, or adjustment ; relative form of a body ; size ; dimension ; - equality or similarity of ratios, especially of geometrical ratios ;-the rule of three in arithmetic, in which from three given terms a fourth is found, bearing the same relation to the third as the second does to the first. In proportion, according as ; to the degree that.
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