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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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Adequate :: Adequate (a.) Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition..

Subquinquefid :: Subquadruple (a.) Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four; as, subquadruple proportion..

Proportion :: Proportion (v.) To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body..

Temperament :: Temperament (v. t.) Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative proportion of different qualities, or constituent parts..

Inequality :: Inequality (n.) Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul..

Genus :: Genus (n.) An assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an artificial genus..

Proportional :: Proportional (n.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element.

Homologous :: Homologous (a.) Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure..

Average :: Average (n.) The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested.

Subsided :: Subsextuple (a.) Having the ratio of one to six; as, a subsextuple proportion..

Imparity :: Imparity (n.) Inequality; disparity; disproportion; difference of degree, rank, excellence, number, etc..

Standard :: Standard (n.) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.

Harmonize :: Harmonize (v. t.) To adjust in fit proportions; to cause to agree; to show the agreement of; to reconcile the apparent contradiction of.

Proportion :: Proportion (n.) The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body..

Bi- :: Bi- () In the composition of chemical names bi- denotes two atoms, parts, or equivalents of that constituent to the name of which it is prefixed, to one of the other component, or that such constituent is present in double the ordinary proportion; as, bichromate, bisulphide. Be- and di- are often used interchangeably..

Balance :: Balance (n.) To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize..

Chinook :: Chinook (n.) A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.

Compound :: Compound (n.) A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen..

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

Commensurate :: Commensurate (v. t.) To proportionate; to adjust.