proportions

/pษนษ™หˆpษ”หสƒษ™nz/

IPA: /P R AH0 P AO1 R SH AH0 N Z/

noun
  1. 1

    A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

  2. 2

    Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.

  3. 3

    Proper or equal share.

  4. 4

    The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.

    โ€œthe proportion of the parts of a building, or of the bodyโ€

  5. 5

    A statement of equality between two ratios.

  6. 6

    The "rule of three", in which three terms are given to find a fourth.

  7. 7

    (chiefly in the plural) Size.

verb
  1. 1

    To divide into proper shares; to apportion.

  2. 2

    To form symmetrically.

  3. 3

    To set or render in proportion.

  4. 4

    To correspond to.

noun
  1. 1

    A person's figure.

  2. 2

    (flags) The measurements of a flag, described using a ratio.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proportion, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proportions