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21proportion — 1 noun 1 AMOUNT (C) a part or share of a larger amount: proportion of sth to sth: The proportion of men to women in the population has changed in recent years. (+ of): Quite high proportions of their incomes are spent on fuel. 2 NUMBER (C) a… …
22proportion */*/*/ — UK [prəˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [prəˈpɔrʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms proportion : singular proportion plural proportions 1) a) [countable] maths a quantity of something that is a part or share of the whole proportion of: Only a small proportion of graduates… …
23proportion — noun 1 part/share of a whole ADJECTIVE ▪ appreciable (esp. BrE), considerable, good, great, high, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable …
24proportion — [[t]prəpɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ proportions 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it. [FORMAL] A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die... A proportion of the rent is met by the …
25proportion — n. 1) (a) direct; inverse proportion 2) in proportion to 3) out of proportion to (the punishment was out of proportion to the crime) * * * [prə pɔːʃ(ə)n] inverse proportion (a) direct in proportion to out of proportion to (the punishment was out… …
26proportion — /prəˈpɔʃən / (say pruh pawshuhn) noun 1. comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio: a house tall in proportion to its width. 2. proper relation between things or parts. 3. relative size or extent …
27proportion*/*/ — [prəˈpɔːʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] a quantity of something that is a part of the whole Only a small proportion of graduates fail to get a job.[/ex] 2) [U] the relationship between two or more quantities or parts of a whole The proportion of trucks to… …
28proportion — proportioner, n. proportionless, adj. /preuh pawr sheuhn, pohr /, n. 1. comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio. 2. proper relation between things or parts: to have tastes way out of proportion… …
29proportion — A principle of design, proportion refers to the comparative, proper, or harmonious relationship of one part to another or to the whole with respect to size, quantity, or degree; a ratio. Often proportion is allied with another principle of art …
30proportion — noun 1) a small proportion of the land Syn: part, portion, amount, quantity, bit, piece, percentage, fraction, section, segment, share 2) the proportion of water to alcohol Syn: rati …
