Definition of proportion

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Proportion (v.) To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our income..

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Beam :: Beam (n.) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use..
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.
Clean-timbered :: Clean-timbered (a.) Well-proportioned; symmetrical.
Marl :: Marl (n.) A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand..
Enormous :: Enormous (a.) Exceeding the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due proportion; inordinate; abnormal..
Genet :: Genet (n.) A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet..
How :: How (adv.) To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality..
Consolidated :: Consolidated (p. p. & a.) Having a small surface in proportion to bulk, as in the cactus..
Dumpy :: Dumpy (superl.) Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.
Portland Cement :: Portland cement () A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England, made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens under water..
Polarimeter :: Polarimeter (n.) An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially polarized ray..
Momentum :: Momentum (n.) The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus..
Populous :: Populous (a.) Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.
Poundrate :: Poundrate (n.) A rate or proportion estimated at a certain amount for each pound; poundage.
Lampblack :: Lampblack (n.) The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements..
Ratio :: Ratio (n.) Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress..
Subsided :: Subsextuple (a.) Having the ratio of one to six; as, a subsextuple proportion..
Bar :: Bar (n.) A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door..
Proportioned :: Proportioned (imp. & p. p.) of Proportio.
Polymerize :: Polymerize (v. i.) To change into another substance having the same atomic proportions, but a higher molecular weight; to undergo polymerization; thus, aldehyde polymerizes in forming paraldehyde..
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