| proportion | ratio; part, portion; rate; dimension, size; percentage; balance isim | en |
| proportion | the number in a special group divided by the total number -- "What proportion of the mammals were giraffes?" (203) | en |
| proportion | Two quantities are directly proportional if doubling one of them has the effect of doubling the other On a graph we get a straight line through the origin | en |
| proportion | The size relationships of one part to the whole and of one part to another | en |
| proportion | An equation stating that two ratios are equal The first and last terms are the extremes; the middle terms are the means | en |
| proportion | The mathematical relationship between parts of a building and between parts of a building element (eg, window) | en |
| proportion | An equality between two ratios | en |
| proportion | ratio of one thing to another, as in: The proportion of women to men using the Internet is increasing | en |
| proportion | Principle of design concerned with the relationship of one object to another with respect to size, amount, number and degree | en |
| proportion | The balanced relationship of parts of a building, landscape, and structures to each other and to the whole | en |
| proportion | the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole adjust in size relative to other things give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it | en |
| proportion | A relation of one part to the whole with respect to size, quantity, or degree | en |
| proportion | In any composition, the relationship between the parts to each other and to the whole | en |
| proportion | refers to the relationships of the size of the objects in a body of work Proportion helps with the illusion of perspective in two-dimensional work; e g small size relates to far distance | en |
| proportion | A relationship between two ratios in which the first ratio is always equal to the second | en |
| proportion | A statement of equality between two rations | en |
| proportion | A statement of equality between two ratios | en |
| proportion | proper or equal share | en |
| proportion | harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole | en |
| proportion | the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree | en |
| proportion | To set or render in proportion | en |
| proportion | a quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number | en |
| proportion | Size measured against other elements or against a mental norm or standard A ratio | en |
| proportion | A statement of equality between two ratios (Lesson 12 1) | en |
| proportion | A proportion is an equality of two quotients (or ratios), usually involving an unknown to be solved Example: 6 : x = 5 : 4 or 6 x = 5 4 Hence: 5x = 24 x = 4 8 | en |
| proportion | An equation stating that two ratios are equal For example | en |
| proportion | Design concept expressing an element's relationship of length to width | en |
| proportion | The fraction, ratio, or percent indicating the part of the sample or the population having a particular trait of interest | en |
| proportion | The size relationship between the parts of an image and the whole | en |
| proportion | A type of ratio in which the numerator is included in the denominator The ratio of a part to the whole, expressed as a ``decimal fraction'' (e g , 0 2), as a fraction (1/5), or, loosely, as a percentage (20%) | en |
| proportion | The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot | en |
| proportion | Harmonic relation between parts, or between different things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion | en |
| proportion | The relationship of one object to another | en |
| proportion | separate into portions; adjust in size relative to other parts; bring into proper relation fiil | en |
| proportion | A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it. A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die A proportion of the rent is met by the city council | en |
| proportion | A part considered comparatively; a share | en |
| proportion | 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 | en |
| proportion | To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion | en |
| proportion | 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 magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" | en |
| proportion | To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body | en |
| 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 | en |
| proportion | The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional | en |
| proportion | The proportion of one kind of person or thing in a group is the number of people or things of that kind compared to the total number of people or things in the group. The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3% | en |
| proportion | 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 | en |
| proportion | give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it" | en |
| proportion | balance among the parts of something | en |
| proportion | The proportion of one amount to another is the relationship between the two amounts in terms of how much there is of each thing. Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water. = ratio | en |
| proportion | in painting, sculpture and architecture, the ratio between the respective parts and the whole work The following are important: 1 the Canon of Proportion, a mathematical formula establishing ideal proportions of the various parts of the human body The unit of measurement is usually the relationship of the head to the torso (1:7 or 1:10); 2 the golden section, a line C divided into a small section A and a larger section B, so that A:B are in the same relationship as B:C; 3 the quadrature, which uses the square as a unit of measurement; 4 triangulation, which uses an equilateral triangle in order to determine important points in the construction; and 5 harmonic proportions, an analogy with the way sounds are produced on stringed instruments, for example an octave = 1:2 (the difference in pitch between two strings, one half the length of the other), a fifth = 2:3, a fourth = 3:4 | en |
| proportion | The relation of one part to another, and each part to the whole, in respect of size, whether of height, width, length, or depth | en |
| proportion | magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" | en |
| proportion | adjust in size relative to other things | en |
| proportion | If one thing increases or decreases in proportion to another thing, it increases or decreases to the same degree as that thing. The pressure in the cylinders would go up in proportion to the boiler pressure | en |
| proportion | If you refer to the proportions of something, you are referring to its size, usually when this is extremely large. In the tropics plants grow to huge proportions | en |
| proportion | If something is small or large in proportion to something else, it is small or large when compared with that thing. Children tend to have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body | en |
| proportion | If you say that something is out of all proportion to something else, you think that it is far greater or more serious than it should be. The punishment was out of all proportion to the crime | en |
| proportion | If you get something out of proportion, you think it is more important or worrying than it really is. If you keep something in proportion, you have a realistic view of how important it is. Everything just got blown out of proportion We've got to keep this in proportion. to put something in a particular relationship with something else according to their relative size, amount, position etc proportion sth to sth | en |
| proportion | the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole | en |
| proportioned | past of proportion | en |
| proportioned | used to talk about how correct, attractive, suitable etc something is in its size or shape well/badly/beautifully etc proportioned | en |
| proportioning | present participle of proportion | en |
| proportions | plural of proportion | en |
| proportions | third-person singular of proportion | en |
| proportions | A persons figure | en |
| proportions | The relationships in size of features to each other For example, we can visually measure the width of the mouth compared to the width of an eye We see that five eyes would fit across the eye-level line when viewing the face frontally We see that the mouth in width repeats the distance between the pupils of the eyes These observations have been handed down to us from the early renaissance, and the explosion of anatomical knowledge, largely credited to Leonardo Da Vinci | en |
| proportions | Measurements and ratios, such as the ratio between the diameter and the depth of a stone, that affect the brilliance of the gem | en |
| proportions | general category describing the various cut parameters of a gemstone | en |