proportion

noun

  1. 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. 2

    magnitude or extent

    a building of vast proportions

  3. 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. 4

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

  5. 5

    balance among the parts of something

verb

  1. 1

    adjust in size relative to other things

  2. 2

    give pleasant proportions to

    harmonize a building with those surrounding it

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