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pro·por·tion P0602100 (prə-pôr′shən)n.1. A part or amount considered in relation to a whole: What is the proportion of helium in the atmosphere?2. A relationship between things or parts of things with respect to comparative magnitude, quantity, or degree: the proper proportion between oil and vinegar in the dressing.3. A relationship between quantities such that if one varies then another varies in a manner dependent on the first: "We do not always find visible happiness in proportion to visible virtue" (Samuel Johnson).4. The agreeable or harmonious relation of parts within a whole: The statue seems out of proportion.5. often proportions Dimensions; size: First measure the proportions of the room.6. Mathematics A statement of equality between two ratios. Four quantities, a, b, c, d, are said to be in proportion if a/b = c/d .tr.v. pro·por·tioned, pro·por·tion·ing, pro·por·tions 1. To adjust so that proper relations between parts are attained: Have you proportioned the oil in the dressing properly?2. To form the parts of with balance or symmetry: The artist proportioned the figure nicely.
[Middle English proporcion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō, prōportiōn-, from prō portiōne, according to (each) part : prō, according to; see pro-1 + portiōne, ablative of portiō, part; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·por′tion·a·ble adj.pro·por′tion·a·bly adv.pro·por′tion·er n.pro·por′tion·ment n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | proportionable - proportionatearchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressionproportionate - being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group" |
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