proportion

noun · verbB2

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noun

Plural noun:

proportions

1.
(countable)A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
2.
(uncountable)Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
3.
(countable)Proper or equal share.
4.
(countable, uncountable)The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body
5.
(countable)(mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
6.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)(mathematics, archaic) The "rule of three", in which three terms are given to find a fourth.
7.
(countable, in plural)(countable, chiefly in the plural) Size.

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verb

V_es/s

proportions

V_ing/Gerund

proportioning

V_ed/pp

proportioned

1.
(transitive)To divide into proper shares; to apportion.
2.
(transitive)To form symmetrically.
3.
(transitive)(transitive, art) To set or render in proportion.
4.
(archaic, transitive)To correspond to.

Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English proporcion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō (comparative relation, proportion, symmetry, analogy), from pro (for, before) + portio (share, part); see portion. pro- portion.