'proportion' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'proportion' with 5 example sentences.
- proportion noun
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: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
: magnitude or extent
: balance among the parts of something
: the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- proportion verb
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: give pleasant proportions to
: adjust in size relative to other things
The media blew the whole thing out of proportion.
You will progress in proportion to your abilities.
His income bears no proportion to his social standing.
Each man's pay will be in proportion to his work.
Robert got a small proportion of the profit.