English dictionary
proportion
nounPronunciation
pɹəˈpɔɹʃən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
noun
- magnitude or extent
noun
- the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
noun
- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
noun
- balance among the parts of something
verb
- adjust in size relative to other things
verb
- give pleasant proportions to
Example sentences
{'source': 'John Ruskin', 'text': 'in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance'}
a building of vast proportions
an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations
a dry martini has a large proportion of gin
red brick with white stone dressings and a beautifully proportioned hall