Definitions for PROPORTION
prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-pro·por·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. proportionnoun

   the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

2. proportion, dimensionnoun

   magnitude or extent

   "a building of vast proportions"

3. symmetry, proportionnoun

   balance among the parts of something

4. proportion, rationoun

   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"

5. proportion, proportionality, balanceverb

   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

6. proportionverb

   give pleasant proportions to

   "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"

7. proportionverb

   adjust in size relative to other things

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. proportionnoun

   A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

2. proportionnoun

   Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.

3. proportionnoun

   Proper or equal share.

4. proportionnoun

   The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.

5. proportionnoun

   A statement of equality between two ratios.

6. proportionnoun

   size

7. proportionverb

   To set or render in proportion.

8. Etymology: From proporcion, from proportion, from proportio, from pro + portio; see portion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROPORTIONnoun

   Etymology: proportion, Fr. proportio, Lat.

   1. Comparative relation of one thing to another; ratio.

   Let any man’s wisdom determine by lessening the territory, and increasing the number of inhabitants, what proportion is requisite to the peopling of a region in such a manner, that the land shall be neither too narrow for those whom it feedeth, nor capable of a greater multitude. Walter Raleigh.

   By proportion to these rules, we may judge of the obligation that lies upon all sorts of injurious persons. Taylor.

   Things nigh equivalent and neighb’ring value
   By lot are parted; but high heav’n thy share,
   In equal balance weigh’d ’gainst earth and hell,
   Flings up the adverse scale, and shuns proportion. Matthew Prior.

   2. Settled relation of comparative quantity; equal degree.

   Greater visible good does not always raise men’s desires, in proportion to the greatness it is acknowledged to have, though every little trouble sets us on work to get rid of it. John Locke.

   He must be little skilled in the world, who thinks that men’s talking much or little shall hold proportion only to their knowledge. John Locke.

   Several nations are recovered out of their ignorance, in proportion as they converse more or less with those of the reformed churches. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

   In proportion as this resolution grew, the terrors before us seemed to vanish. Tatler, №. 81.

   3. Harmonick degree.

   His volant touch
   Instinct through all proportions, low and high,
   Fled, and pursu’d transverse the resonant fugue. John Milton.

   4. Symmetry; adaptation of one to another.

   It must be mutual in proportion due
   Giv’n and receiv’d. John Milton.

   No man of the present age is equal in the strength, proportion and knitting of his limbs to the Hercules of Farnese. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   The proportions are so well observed, that nothing appears to an advantage, or distinguishes itself above the rest. Addis.

   Harmony, with ev’ry grace,
   Plays in the fair proportions of her face. Elizabeth Carter.

   5. Form; size.

   All things receiv’d, do such proportion take,
   As those things have, wherein they are receiv’d;
   So little glasses little faces make,
   And narrow webs on narrow frames are weav’d. Davies.

2. To Proportionverb

   Etymology: proportionner, Fr. from the noun.

   1. To adjust by comparative relation.

   Measure is that which perfecteth all things, because every thing is for some end; neither can that thing be available to any end, which is not proportionable thereunto: and to proportion as well excesses as defects, are opposite. Richard Hooker.

   Till body up to spirit work, in bounds
   Proportion’d to each kind. John Milton.

   In the loss of an object, we do not proportion our grief to the real value it bears, but to the value our fancies set upon it. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 256.

   2. To form symmetrically.

   Nature had proportioned her without any fault, quickly to be discovered by the senses; yet altogether seemed not to make up that harmony that Cupid delights in. Philip Sidney.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proportion

   Proportion refers to the relationship or comparison in size, amount, or degree between two or more things. It can represent a part in relation to the whole or suggest a balance or harmony between elements. In mathematics, proportion is used to indicate that two ratios or fractions are equal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Proportionnoun

   the relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body

2. Proportionnoun

   harmonic relation between parts, or between different things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion

3. Proportionnoun

   the portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot

4. Proportionnoun

   a part considered comparatively; a share

5. Proportionnoun

   the equality or similarity of ratios, especially of geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities such that the quotient of the first divided by the second is equal to that of the third divided by the fourth; -- called also geometrical proportion, in distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in which the difference of the first and second is equal to the difference of the third and fourth

6. Proportionnoun

   the rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional

7. Proportion

   to adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our income

8. Proportion

   to form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body

9. Proportion

   to divide into equal or just shares; to apportion

10. Etymology: [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See Portion.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proportion

   Proportion is the relation between elements and a whole.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proportion

   prō-pōr′shun, n. the relation of one thing to another in regard to magnitude: fitness of parts to each other: symmetrical arrangement: (math.) the identity or equality of ratios: the 'rule of three,' in which three terms are given to find a fourth: equal or just share: (obs.) form, figure.—v.t. to adjust: to form symmetrically: to correspond to: to divide into proper shares.—adj. Propor′tionable, that may be proportioned: having a proper proportion.—n. Propor′tionableness.—adv. Propor′tionably.—adj. Propor′tional, having a due proportion: relating to proportion: (math.) having the same or a constant ratio.—n. (math.) a number or quantity in a proportion.—n. Proportional′ity.—adv. Propor′tionally.—adj. Propor′tionate, adjusted according to a proportion: proportional.—v.t. to make proportional: to adjust in proportion.—adv. Propor′tionately.—ns. Propor′tionateness, the quality of being adjusted according to settled rates or comparative relation; Propor′tioning, adjustment of proportions.—adj. Propor′tionless, without proportion or symmetry of parts.—Proportional representation, representation in a parliament, &c., according to the number of electors in an electoral district.—Compound proportion, a proportion between two quantities, each of which is the product of two or more, those of the first set being in their order proportional to those of the other; In proportion, in the degree or measure, according; Inverse, or Reciprocal, proportion, an equality of ratio between two quantities and the reciprocals of other two, as 6 : 3 = ½ : ¼. [L. proportio—pro, in comparison with, portio, portionis, part, share.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proportion

   In naval architecture, the length, breadth, and height of a vessel, having a due consideration to her rate, and the object she is intended for.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proportion

   An equal share or number of a whole.

   The number of people who voted was in proportion to the amount of candidates.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 9, 2020  

2. ---

   proportion

   To form with symmetry.

   The body shape was in symmetry and painted beautifully said the artist.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 13, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Adjust
   • Balance
   • Harmonize
   • Magnitude
   • Quantitative Relation
   • Quotient

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROPORTION' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1620

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROPORTION' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2538

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PROPORTION' in Nouns Frequency: #603

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How to pronounce PROPORTION?

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How to say PROPORTION in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROPORTION in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PROPORTION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of PROPORTION in a Sentence

1. Hugh Willmott:

   We can tell from the proportion of individuals that everyone is being affected, and everyone is dying.

2. Umberto Volta:

   A high proportion of celiac disease patients did not show any gastrointestinal symptom, but they displayed extra-intestinal manifestations such as iron-deficiency anemia, unexplained osteoporosis, abnormalities of liver-function tests and recurrent miscarriages.

3. Madame Chiang:

   Of all the inventions that have helped to unify China perhaps the airplane is the most outstanding. Its ability to annihilate distance has been in direct proportion to its achievements in assisting to annihilate suspicion and misunderstanding among provincial officials far removed from one another or from the officials at the seat of government.

4. Director Thomas Winkelmann:

   No one understands why a young co-pilot should demand the right to take early retirement in 30 years at conditions that are out of proportion with elsewhere and financed by the employer.

5. Stephen Jivraj:

   Our study shows that, for those born between 1945 and 1980, the overall trend is towards an increasing proportion of years in poor health, with some health conditions beginning at an earlier age.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PROPORTION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Proportion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PROPORTION
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PROPORTION
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PROPORTION
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PROPORTION
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=PROPORTION
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=PROPORTION