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proportion

nounverb /prəpoʊrʃən/ 3 syllables 10 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 17
Definitions
noun

magnitude or extent

“a building of vast proportions”

noun

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”

noun

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

noun

balance among the parts of something

verb

adjust in size relative to other things

verb

give pleasant proportions to

noun

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

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