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English to English noun
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the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole |  | source: wordnet30
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magnitude or extent | | Example: a building of vast proportions
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balance among the parts of something | | source: wordnet30
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the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree | | Example: an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations
a dry martini has a large proportion of gin
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harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) | | Example: in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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give pleasant proportions to | | Example: harmonize a building with those surrounding it
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adjust in size relative to other things | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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