American English pronunciation
How to pronounce proportion
IPA transcription: [pɹə'pɔɹʃən]
Pronunciation variants: [pɹə'pɔɹʃən][pɹə'pɚʃən]
Hear “proportion” pronounced
[pɹə'pɚʃən]
Quality: 0.93
[pɹə'pɚʃən]
Quality: 0.92
[pɹə'pɚʃən]
Quality: 0.92
Noun
-
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
-
magnitude or extent
“a building of vast proportions”
-
balance among the parts of something
-
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); - John Ruskin
“in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance”
-
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
“an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations”
“a dry martini has a large proportion of gin”
Verb
-
give pleasant proportions to
“harmonize a building with those surrounding it”
-
adjust in size relative to other things