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proportion

/ proportion /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
"in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin"
Type of:
placement arrangement
noun Sense 2
magnitude or extent
"a building of vast proportions"
Type of:
magnitude
noun Sense 3
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
Type of:
quotient
Kinds of:
case-fatality proportion case-to-infection proportion case-to-infection ratio content scale
verb Sense 4
adjust in size relative to other things
Type of:
adjust set correct
Kinds of:
scale down scale up
Derived:
proportionality
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
give pleasant proportions to
"harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
Type of:
harmonize harmonise
Derived:
symmetry balance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
balance among the parts of something
Opposites:
disproportion
Type of:
balance equilibrium equipoise
Derived:
symmetrize symmetrise
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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placement arrangement magnitude quotient case-fatality proportion case-to-infection proportion case-to-infection ratio content scale adjust set correct