Main entry: balance, proportion, proportionality
Definition: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
Usage: in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance- John Ruskin
Main entry: proportion, dimension
Definition: magnitude or extent
Usage: a building of vast proportions
Main entry: proportion, ratio
Definition: the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
Usage: an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations; a dry martini has a large proportion of gin
Main entry: proportion
Definition: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
Main entry: proportion, symmetry
Definition: balance among the parts of something
Main entry: proportion
Definition: adjust in size relative to other things
Main entry: proportion
Definition: give pleasant proportions to
Usage: harmonize a building with those surrounding it