Definitions for proportion

Definitions for (noun) proportion

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


Definitions for (verb) proportion

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


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