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proportion


I - noun
1. the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole (Freq. 9)
Hypernyms:
quotient
Hyponyms:
case-fatality proportion, case-to-infection proportion, case-to-infection ratio, content, rate,
scale, golden section, golden mean, percentage, percent, per centum,
pct, batting average
Part Meronyms:
proportional
2. magnitude or extent (Freq. 7)
- a building of vast proportions
Syn:
dimension
Hypernyms:
magnitude
3. balance among the parts of something (Freq. 1)
Syn:
symmetry
Ant:
disproportion
Derivationally related forms:
symmetric (for: symmetry), symmetrize (for: symmetry), symmetrise (for: symmetry)
Hypernyms:
balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
4. 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
- a dry martini has a large proportion of gin
Syn:
ratio
Hypernyms:
magnitude relation, quantitative relation
5. 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
Syn:
proportionality, balance
Hypernyms:
placement, arrangement

II - verb
1. give pleasant proportions to
- harmonize a building with those surrounding it
Hypernyms:
harmonize, harmonise
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. adjust in size relative to other things
Hypernyms:
adjust, set, correct
Hyponyms:
scale down, scale up
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP

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