Synonyms: 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
Similar words: placement, arrangement
Definition: the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
Usage: the arrangement of the furniture; the placement of the chairs
Synonyms: proportion, dimension
Definition: magnitude or extent
Usage: a building of vast proportions
Similar words: magnitude
Definition: the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
Usage: they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion; about the magnitude of a small pea
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: magnitude relation, quantitative relation
Definition: a relation between magnitudes
Synonyms: proportion
Definition: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
Similar words: quotient
Definition: the ratio of two quantities to be divided
Synonyms: proportion, symmetry
Definition: balance among the parts of something
Similar words: balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise
Definition: equality of distribution
Synonyms: proportion
Definition: adjust in size relative to other things
Similar words: adjust, correct, set
Definition: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Usage: Adjust the clock, please; correct the alignment of the front wheels
Synonyms: proportion
Definition: give pleasant proportions to
Usage: harmonize a building with those surrounding it
Similar words: harmonise, harmonize
Definition: bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously
Usage: harmonize the different interests