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   Pro·por·tion

   /prəˈpôrSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole: "the proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising" Similar partportionamountquantitybitpiecepercentagesectionsegmentsharequotadivisionfractionmeasure
   • ▪ the relationship of one thing to another in terms of quantity, size, or number; ratio: "the proportion of exams to schoolwork" Similar ratiodistributionrelative amount/numberrelationship
   • ▪ the comparative measurements or size of different parts of a whole: "the view of what constitutes perfect bodily proportions changes from one generation to the next" Similar sizedimensionsmagnitudemeasurementsmassvolumebulkexpanseextentwidthbreadthscalescoperange
   • ▪ dimensions; size: "the room, despite its ample proportions, seemed too small for him" Similar sizedimensionsmagnitudemeasurementsmassvolumebulkexpanseextentwidthbreadthscalescoperange
   • ▪ the correct, attractive, or ideal relationship in size or shape between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole: "perceptions of color, form, harmony, and proportion" Similar balancesymmetryharmonycorrespondencecorrelationcongruityagreementconcord

   verb

   • 1. adjust or regulate (something) so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something else: formal "a life after death in which happiness can be proportioned to virtue"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin proportio(n-), from pro portione ‘in respect of (its or a person's) share’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proportionless adjective
   • 2. proportionment noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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