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Definition of proportion

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Proportion (n.) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities such that the quotient of the first divided by the second is equal to that of the third divided by the fourth; -- called also geometrical proportion, in distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in which the difference of the first and second is equal to the difference of the third and fourth..

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Disproportionally :: Disproportionally (adv.) In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally..

Proportionating :: Proportionating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Proportionat.

Prorate :: Prorate (v. t.) To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata.

Period :: Period (n.) A complete sentence, from one full stop to another; esp., a well-proportioned, harmonious sentence..

Tetra- :: Tetra- () A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting four proportional or combining parts of the substance or ingredient denoted by the term to which it is prefixed, as in tetra-chloride, tetroxide..

Nice :: Nice (superl.) Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy..

Club :: Club (v. i.) To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense; to pay for something by contribution.

Proportionless :: Proportionless (a.) Without proportion; unsymmetrical.

Super :: Super- () A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-..

Vulcanite :: Vulcanite (n.) Hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion of sulphur.

Dose :: Dose (n.) To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient or the disease; to form into suitable doses..

Disproportioned :: Disproportioned (imp. & p. p.) of Disproportio.

Model :: Model (n.) A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size..

Mesolabe :: Mesolabe (n.) An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube..

Attemperament :: Attemperament (n.) A tempering, or mixing in due proportion..

Tall :: Tall (superl.) High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual, extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast..

Assay :: Assay (n.) The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin..

Answerably :: Answerably (adv.) In an answerable manner; in due proportion or correspondence; suitably.

Disproportion :: Disproportion (v. t.) To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly..

Disproportionable :: Disproportionable (a.) Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate..