English dictionary

proportion

/pr/@/'p/oU/r/S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.linkdef

Source: WordNet 3.0
magnitude or extent

noun.attribute

Examples
A building of vast proportions.

Synonyms dimension

Source: WordNet 3.0
balance among the parts of something

noun.shape

Synonyms symmetry

Antonyms disproportion

Source: WordNet 3.0
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

noun.linkdef

Examples
An inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations.

A dry martini has a large proportion of gin.

Synonyms ratio

Source: WordNet 3.0
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

noun.attribute

Synonyms balance proportionality

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913

give pleasant proportions to

verb.change

Source: WordNet 3.0
adjust in size relative to other things

verb.change

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

verb

Source: webster1913