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proportion

(pr/@/'p/oU/r/S//@/n )

the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole(noun.linkdef)

source: wordnet30
magnitude or extent(noun.attribute)

Example:
A building of vast proportions.

Synonym:
dimension

source: wordnet30
balance among the parts of something(noun.shape)

Synonym:
symmetry
Antonym:
disproportion

source: wordnet30
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree(noun.linkdef)

Example:
An inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations.
A dry martini has a large proportion of gin.

Synonym:
ratio

source: wordnet30
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
balance, proportionality

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

give pleasant proportions to(verb.change)

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adjust in size relative to other things(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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