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The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions.
Sarah Bernhardt

Meaning of "proportions" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPORTIONS

proportions  [prəˈpɔːʃənz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPORTIONS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proportions is 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.

WHAT DOES PROPORTIONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of proportions in the English dictionary

The definition of proportions in the dictionary is dimensions or size.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPORTIONS


ablutions
əˈbluːʃənz
admissions
ædˈmɪʃənz
aspersions
əˈspɜːʃənz
combinations
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃənz
communications
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
conditions
kənˈdɪʃənz
congratulations
kənˌɡrætjʊˈleɪʃənz
connections
kəˈnɛkʃənz
directions
dɪˈrɛkʃənz
foundations
faʊnˈdeɪʃənz
instructions
ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz
intentions
ɪnˈtɛnʃənz
limitations
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz
passions
ˈpæʃənz
reflections
rɪˈflekʃənz
relations
rɪˈleɪʃənz
representations
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənz
sessions
ˈsɛʃənz
telecommunications
ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
transactions
trænˈzækʃənz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPORTIONS

proportion
proportionability
proportionable
proportionably
proportional
proportional counter
proportional font
proportional representation
proportional spacing
proportionality
proportionally
proportionate
proportionately
proportionateness
proportioning
proportionless
proportionment
proposable
proposal
proposal form

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPORTIONS

accommodations
affections
alterations
Christmas decorations
comity of nations
community relations
community-relations
frequently asked questions
go through the motions
international relations
law of nations
millions
munitions
National Insurance contributions
notions
public relations
ramifications
Revelations
solicitations
United Nations
vibrations

Synonyms and antonyms of proportions in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROPORTIONS»

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

Translation of «proportions» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPORTIONS

Find out the translation of proportions to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proportions from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proportions» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

比例
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proporciones
570 millions of speakers

English

proportions
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुपात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النسب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пропорции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proporções
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুপাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proportions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkadaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Proportionen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロポーション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비율
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proporsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tỷ lệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விகிதாச்சாரத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमाण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oranlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

proporzioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

proporcje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пропорції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proporții
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναλογίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verhoudings
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proportioner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proporsjoner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proportions

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPORTIONS»

The term «proportions» is very widely used and occupies the 16.351 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of proportions
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «proportions».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPORTIONS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «proportions» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «proportions» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proportions

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROPORTIONS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proportions.
1
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
The fact is that seven per cent of the global population emits 50 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, and the proportions are the same for the use of energy and raw materials, meat, wood, etc. Simply put, an infinitesimal minority consumes the most and imposes damage on the overwhelming majority, while asking it to change.
2
Sarah Bernhardt
The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions.
3
Orlando Bloom
Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
4
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
And it sends an important message to me, because I am sick to death to hear my opponent saying Republicans don't trust me. They do trust me, in landslide proportions, and they're proving it tonight. We're going to bury that for good.
5
Rene Cassin
When France resolved, along with England, to lend assistance in the legitimate defense of Poland, the realization burst on us that a conflict of awesome proportions was inevitable.
6
Coco Chanel
Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.
7
Christian Dior
A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.
8
Philip Emeagwali
One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has reached epidemic proportions in 40 developing nations.
9
Antony Gormley
I think scale is about, in a way, the apprehension of proportion, and all the proportions that mean things to us as human beings are related to the body.
10
Fritz Haber
Gaseous nitrogen combines with gaseous hydrogen in simple quantitative proportions to produce gaseous ammonia.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPORTIONS»

Discover the use of proportions in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proportions and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Art Student's Guide to the Proportions of the Human Form
This guide to the proportions of the human form is a reformatted reproduction of the famous but hard to find work by Johann Gottfried Shadow.
Tom Richardson, 2008
2
Black American Males in Higher Education: Diminishing ...
This is the first of two volumes that specifically addresses the subject of the disproportional decline of Black American Males in higher education.
Henry T. Frierson, James H. Wyche, Willie Pearson, 2009
3
Proportions: 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
4
In Small Proportions: A Poetics of the English Ayre, 1596-1622
Based on Edward Doughtie's seminal critical edition, LYRICS FROM ENGLISH AIRS, 1596-1622 and published in 1970, SMALL PROPORTIONS provides the first extended examination of the ayre's literary devices and attributes. 25 illustrations.
Daniel Fischlin, 1998
5
Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions
"This book is to be recommended as a standard shelf reference . . . and as a ‘must’ to be read by all who wish to better use and understand data involving dichotomous or dichotomizable measurements." —American Journal of Psychiatry In ...
Joseph L. Fleiss, Bruce Levin, Myunghee Cho Paik, 2013
6
Epic Proportions
smart, ambitious, sharply intriguing.
Larry Coen, David Crane, 2000
7
Kid Concoctions of Biblical Proportions
Instructs readers how to create crafts, perform experiments, and make food, all of which are accompanied by a corresponding spiritual truth or proverb.
John E. Thomas, Danita Thomas, 2007
8
Factor Proportions, Trade, and Growth
In these six essays Ronald Findlay explores modifications to the factor proportions model, looking in particular at what happens when human capital and land use are allowed to vary endogenously.
Ronald Findlay, 1995
9
Gerard Audran's the Proportions of the Human Body
This book reviews that work from the perspective of his contemporaries and subsequent commentators and translates his words into English as well as reprinting his original plates for the modern student, and providing some additional ...
Tom Richardson, 2010
10
Human Proportions for Artists
A presentation of relative proportions, using Leonardo da Vince's system, is included. This book is intended as an assistance for creating fine realistic and representational art, includ-portraits, from monumental to miniature sizes.
‎2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPORTIONS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proportions is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rodents Evolve to Nightmarish Proportions on Islands
Researchers have analyzed size data for rodents worldwide and have found that rodents are 17 times more likely to evolve to nightmarish proportions on islands ... «Science World Report, Jun 15»
2
Island Rodents Take On Nightmarish Proportions
Some wood mice off the coast of Wales have evolved to nearly twice the size of their counterparts on the European mainland. Photo credit -by Rasbak via ... «Duke Today, Jun 15»
3
Right proportions easy with rule of thirds
Achieving proper proportions is one of the most difficult elements of good design. All too often, we are in spaces where the furniture, the architecture (envision a ... «London Free Press, Jun 15»
4
Animated Characters Edited to Have Normal Facial Proportions
For the most part, I'm in the camp that believes Disney and Pixar can do little wrong to the field of animation. That being said, their signature style isn't for ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
5
ANALYSIS: Is PARCC Testing About To Be A Failure Of Grand …
ANALYSIS: Is PARCC Testing About To Be A Failure Of Grand Proportions? A report that testing company Pearson is spying on students' social media adds to ... «Patch.com, Mar 15»
6
Snow of 'potentially historic' proportions aims for Northeastern US
Snow is already coming down in Philadelphia and New York, as a storm the National Weather Service called "potentially historic" starts to make its way through ... «CNBC, Jan 15»
7
Cancer to cause 'crisis of unmanageable proportions' for NHS as …
A record 2.5 million people are now living with cancer or the after-effects of it, threatening “a crisis of unmanageable proportions” for the NHS, a leading charity ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
8
Exclusive: Abusers using spyware apps to monitor partners reaches …
The use of surveillance software by abusive spouses to monitor the phones and computers of their partners secretly has reached “epidemic proportions” and ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
9
California's drought has reached Biblical-plague proportions. It's …
That sounds a bit outrageous for a state experiencing a drought of Biblical-plague proportions, doesn't it? The solution to rectifying California's abysmal water ... «The Week Magazine, Nov 14»
10
Disney Princesses With Realistic Waistlines Look Utterly Fabulous
The animation industry is historically male dominated, and I think that contributes to how these designs became so extreme in their proportions — their necks are ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Proportions [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/proportions>. Apr 2024 ».
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