proportion

Plural: proportions

Noun

• the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
• magnitude or extent
  • "a building of vast proportions"
• balance among the parts of something
• 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"
• harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); - John Ruskin
• A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
• Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
• Proper or equal share.
• The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
• A statement of equality between two ratios.
• The "rule of three", in which three terms are given to find a fourth.
• Size.

Verb

• give pleasant proportions to
• adjust in size relative to other things
• To divide into proper shares; to apportion.
• To form symmetrically.
• To set or render in proportion.
• To correspond to.

Examples

• the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body

Synonyms

balance, dimension, proportionality, ratio, symmetry

Antonyms

disproportion