Meaning of "proportion" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROPORTION

From Latin prōportiō (a translation of Greek analogia), from phrase prō portione, literally: for (its, his, one's) portion.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PROPORTION

proportion  [prəˈpɔːʃən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPORTION

Proportion is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb proportion in English.

WHAT DOES PROPORTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of proportion in the English dictionary

The first definition of proportion in the dictionary is the relationship between different things or parts with respect to comparative size, number, or degree; relative magnitude or extent; ratio. Other definition of proportion is the correct or desirable relationship between parts of a whole; balance or symmetry. Proportion is also a part considered with respect to the whole.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PROPORTION

PRESENT

Present

I proportion

you proportion

he/she/it proportions

we proportion

you proportion

they proportion

Present continuous

I am proportioning

you are proportioning

he/she/it is proportioning

we are proportioning

you are proportioning

they are proportioning

Present perfect

I have proportioned

you have proportioned

he/she/it has proportioned

we have proportioned

you have proportioned

they have proportioned

Present perfect continuous

I have been proportioning

you have been proportioning

he/she/it has been proportioning

we have been proportioning

you have been proportioning

they have been proportioning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I proportioned

you proportioned

he/she/it proportioned

we proportioned

you proportioned

they proportioned

Past continuous

I was proportioning

you were proportioning

he/she/it was proportioning

we were proportioning

you were proportioning

they were proportioning

Past perfect

I had proportioned

you had proportioned

he/she/it had proportioned

we had proportioned

you had proportioned

they had proportioned

Past perfect continuous

I had been proportioning

you had been proportioning

he/she/it had been proportioning

we had been proportioning

you had been proportioning

they had been proportioning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will proportion

you will proportion

he/she/it will proportion

we will proportion

you will proportion

they will proportion

Future continuous

I will be proportioning

you will be proportioning

he/she/it will be proportioning

we will be proportioning

you will be proportioning

they will be proportioning

Future perfect

I will have proportioned

you will have proportioned

he/she/it will have proportioned

we will have proportioned

you will have proportioned

they will have proportioned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been proportioning

you will have been proportioning

he/she/it will have been proportioning

we will have been proportioning

you will have been proportioning

they will have been proportioning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would proportion

you would proportion

he/she/it would proportion

we would proportion

you would proportion

they would proportion

Conditional continuous

I would be proportioning

you would be proportioning

he/she/it would be proportioning

we would be proportioning

you would be proportioning

they would be proportioning

Conditional perfect

I would have proportion

you would have proportion

he/she/it would have proportion

we would have proportion

you would have proportion

they would have proportion

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been proportioning

you would have been proportioning

he/she/it would have been proportioning

we would have been proportioning

you would have been proportioning

they would have been proportioning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you proportion
we let´s proportion
you proportion

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to proportion

Past participle

proportioned

Present Participle

proportioning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PROPORTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «proportion» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of proportion

agreement · amount · amplitude · balance · breadth · bulk · capacity · concord · congruity · correspondence · cut · distribution · division · expanse · extent · fraction · harmony · magnitude · measure · measurements · part · percentage · quota · range · ratio · relationship · scope · segment · share · size · symmetry · volume

TRANSLATION OF PROPORTION

Find out the translation of proportion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of proportion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proportion» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 比例
• Translator English - Spanish: proporción
• English: proportion
• Translator English - Hindi: अनुपात
• Translator English - Arabic: نِسْبَة
• Translator English - Russian: пропорция
• Translator English - Portuguese: proporção
• Translator English - Bengali: অনুপাত
• Translator English - French: proportion
• Translator English - Malay: Perkadaran
• Translator English - German: Anteil
• Translator English - Japanese: 比率
• Translator English - Korean: 비율
• Translator English - Javanese: Proporsi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tỷ lệ
• Translator English - Tamil: விகிதம்
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रमाणात
• Translator English - Turkish: oran
• Translator English - Italian: proporzione
• Translator English - Polish: proporcja
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пропорція
• Translator English - Romanian: proporție
• Translator English - Greek: αναλογία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verhouding
• Translator English - Swedish: proportion
• Translator English - Norwegian: forhold

10 QUOTES WITH «PROPORTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proportion.

1

Jane Asher

I'm not advocating we should all be back in the kitchen and cooking all the time, because life's too short and we've got more interesting things to do. But to rediscover the intense pleasure of making a cake and putting it down on the table is ridiculously satisfying, out of all proportion to the work.

2

W. H. Auden

Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.

3

William Bligh

The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage.

4

Robert Burton

Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun.

5

John Carmack

Rocket science has been mythologized all out of proportion to its true difficulty.

6

Emily Carr

You must be absolutely honest and true in the depicting of a totem for meaning is attached to every line. You must be most particular about detail and proportion.

7

Sarah Churchwell

People who are given whatever they want soon develop a sense of entitlement and rapidly lose their sense of proportion.

8

Chuck Close

There are so many artists that are dyslexic or learning disabled, it's just phenomenal. There's also an unbelievably high proportion of artists who are left-handed, and a high correlation between left-handedness and learning disabilities.

9

Peter Cooper

A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the result of sudden impulse and accident than of that reason of which we so much boast.

10

Wendy Craig

One in four children being victimized? That's about seven children in every classroom. That's a significant proportion of the population.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPORTION»

Discover the use of proportion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proportion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Proportion: Science, Philosophy, Architecture

This handbook provides the student, practising architect or interested layman with a well-illustrated and readable comparative guide to proportion systems in architecture.

Richard Padovan, 2002

Debussy in Proportion: A Musical Analysis

An analysis that accounts precisely for the nature of Debussy's musical forms and how forms of different works are related.

Roy Howat, 1986

Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition

This work takes a close look at a broad range of 20th-century examples of design, architecture and illustration, revealing underlying geometric structures in their compositions.

Kimberly Elam, 2001

Ratio and Proportion: Research and Teaching in Mathematics ...

While primarily written for educators of mathematics teachers, this book can be an invaluable source of information for mathematics teachers of elementary and middle school classes, pre-service teachers, and mathematics education ...

David Ben-Chaim, Yaffa Keret, Bat-Sheva Ilany, 2012

Divine Proportion: Phi in Art, Nature, and Science

Divine Proportion draws upon both religion and science to tell the story of Phi and to explore its manifestations in such diverse places as the structure of the inner ear, the spiral of a hurricane, the majesty of the Parthenon, and the ...

Priya Hemenway, 2005

The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty

Explores the aesthetic, emotional, artistic and philosophical significance of geometric figures, scientific patterns and mathematical formulas

H. E. Huntley, 1970

Proportion and Style in Ancient Egyptian Art

In this work, Gay Robins offers convincing evidence, based on a study of Egyptian usage of grid systems and proportions, that innovation and stylistic variation played a significant role in ancient Egyptian art.

Gay Robins, 2010

Harmonic Proportion and Form in Nature, Art and Architecture

A treatise on the laws governing proportional form in both nature and the arts and sciences, this well-illustrated volume demonstrates how a design can captivate both the eye and the mind.

Samuel Colman, Clarence Arthur Coan, 2003

Proportion: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases

Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).

‎2008

Mensuration and Proportion Signs: Origins and Evolution

In the fourteenth century composers and theorists invented mensuration and proportion signs that allowed them increased flexibility and precision in notating a very wide range of rhythmic and metric relationships.

Anna Maria Busse Berger, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPORTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proportion is used in the context of the following news items.

Ecstasy use soars to 10-year high among UK youth

While the overall proportion of young people admitting to taking drugs had fallen over the past 10 years, the use of ecstasy was described by the CSEW as ... «RT, Jul 15»

Proportion of people volunteering is unchanged, Cabinet Office's …

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Abhishek Banerjee comment blown out of proportion, says TMC

'Media has blown it out of proportion. Abhishek didn't incite anyone. He was speaking on a public platform and people have heard him. If they think he was at ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»

Scotland has highest proportion of binge drinkers in UK, study finds

But Scotland also has one of the highest proportions of adults who say they do not drink at all (21%), behind London (32%), the West Midlands (25%) and Wales ... «stv.tv, Jun 15»

Proportion of women in UK digital workforce falls to 27%

Even so, if current trends continue, UKCES's model suggests that by 2022, the proportion of workers in the digital sector who are women will have barely risen, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

Health survey finds 'undesirably high proportion' of reported binge …

While Whistler has a high prevalence of healthy people, Vancouver Coastal Health says there is an 'undesirably high proportion' of reported binge drinking. «Globalnews.ca, Jun 15»

UN body says proportion of people suffering from hunger in Asia …

BANGKOK — The proportion of people suffering from hunger in the Asia-Pacific region has fallen by half in the last 25 years, the United Nation's food body said ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»

'Historic natural disaster of epic proportion' crumbles bridges

“This is a historic natural disaster of epic proportion,” said Veronica Beyer, a TxDOT spokespeson. “This water, with it's force, actually took off houses from their ... «KXAN.com, May 15»

Proportion of nuclear families has fallen over the years: Tan Chuan-Jin

SINGAPORE - The proportion of nuclear families here has dipped over the years. It fell to 49 per cent last year, down from 56 per cent in 2000. Nuclear families ... «The Straits Times, May 15»

Ireland has 'by far' largest proportion of children

It found that at 22%, Ireland had what it said was by far the largest proportion of children in its population in 2014. The next nearest percentage was France with ... «Irish Examiner, Apr 15»