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proportion
Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
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noun
Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
“{'source': 'John Ruskin', 'text': 'in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance'}”
noun
Magnitude or extent
“A building of vast proportions”
noun
The relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
“An inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations”
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
“Red brick with white stone dressings and a beautifully proportioned hall”
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{'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
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