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proportion

Letters that make proportion

o, n, p, r, t, i are letters that make 'proportion'

Words within proportion

OR, ti, PR, PO, Ro, on, pro, port, portion, prop, Io, ion, Po, Pr, Ti are words within 'proportion'

proportion is a 10 letter word ending with n
proportion is a 10 letter word starting with p

7 possible definitions for 'proportion'

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

Under this definition, proportion is a noun and has the following properties:

proportion as a type

'proportion' can be a type of quotient.

Types of proportion

golden mean, case-fatality proportion, scale, rate, percentage, case-to-infection proportion, content, case-to-infection ratio, golden section, percent, per centum, pct, batting average are types of 'proportion'.

Parts of proportion

proportional is a part of proportion.

Derivatives of proportion

proportion is a derivative of proportion.

Proportion as "magnitude or extent"

Under this definition, proportion is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dimension has the same meaning as proportion

proportion as a type

'proportion' can be a type of magnitude.

Example of proportion used within this context

"a building of vast proportions"

Proportion as "balance among the parts of something"

Under this definition, proportion is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

symmetry has the same meaning as proportion

Antonyms

disproportion has the opposite meaning of proportion

proportion as a type

'proportion' can be a type of equipoise, balance, counterbalance, equilibrium.

Derivatives of proportion

symmetrical, symmetrize, symmetrise, proportion, symmetric are derivatives of 'proportion'.

Proportion as "adjust in size relative to other things"

Under this definition, proportion is a verb and has the following properties:

proportion as a type

'proportion' can be a type of adjust, correct, set.

Types of proportion

scale down, scale up are types of 'proportion'.

Derivatives of proportion

proportion is a derivative of proportion.

Proportion as "give pleasant proportions to"

Under this definition, proportion is a verb and has the following properties:

proportion as a type

'proportion' can be a type of harmonize, harmonise.

Derivatives of proportion

balance, proportionality, symmetry, proportion are derivatives of 'proportion'.

Proportion as "harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)"

Under this definition, proportion is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

balance, proportionality have the same meaning as 'proportion'

proportion as a type

'proportion' can be a type of arrangement, placement.

Derivatives of proportion

proportion is a derivative of proportion.

Proportion as "the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree"

Under this definition, proportion is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ratio has the same meaning as proportion

proportion as a type

'proportion' can be a type of magnitude relation, quantitative relation.

Example of proportion used within this context

"an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations", "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin"