proportion

//pɹəˈpɔɹʃən//

formal

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: proportions

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): proportion
past (v2): proportioned
past participle (v3): proportioned
present participle: proportioning
3rd person singular: proportions

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
2.Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
3.Proper or equal share.
- Let the women[…]do the same things in their proportions and capacities.
4.The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- Formed in the best proportions of her sex.
- The image of Christ made in Pilate's time after his own proportion.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To divide into proper shares; to apportion.
2.To form symmetrically.
3.To set or render in proportion.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3368

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Uncommon
Literature: Rare

Related words

Synonyms

dimension

Etymology

From Middle English proporcion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō (“comparative relation, proportion, symmetry, analogy”), from pro (“for, before”) + portio (“share, part”); see portion.

By surface analysis, pro- + portion.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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By learning goal

Synonyms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.