proportion

Meaning

Noun

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.
5. (countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
6. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The "rule of three", in which three terms are given to find a fourth.
7. (countable, in-plural) Size.

Verb

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

Synonyms

ratio

rate

percentage

%

dimension

balance

symmetry

measure

size

magnitude

part

proportionality

slenderness

extent

quantity

gauge

quota

quotient

distribution

compare

comparison

content

degree

entire

equalise

equilibrium

extensiveness

factor

footing

form

format

full

gradation

harmony

largeness

orderliness

prorate

quantum

regard

relation

relationship

respect

scale

slice

some

spaciousness

specific

stature

sum

terms

total

Translations

proportion

proporción

proporzione

Verhältnis

Proportion

proporção

evenredigheid

verhouding

proportie

proporció

dimension

rêje

αναλογία

Gleichmaß

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: proporcion

In summary

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.