proportion
noun
- 1
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
- 2
magnitude or extent
a building of vast proportions
- 3
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
- 4
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- 5
balance among the parts of something
verb
- 1
adjust in size relative to other things
- 2
give pleasant proportions to
harmonize a building with those surrounding it
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