āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
proportion
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Proportion
01
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
02
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤
the result obtained when one quantity considered in relation to the whole
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The proportion of students to teachers in the school allows for personalized attention.
āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯
a principle of design that refers to the relationship of the size, shape, and quantity of different elements in a composition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her painting felt off because the proportion of the foreground to the background was uneven.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯
the harmonious or balanced relationship among the parts of something in size, amount, or degree
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sculpture âs beauty lies in its proportion and symmetry.
āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
05
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
to proportion
01
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to adjust the size or amount of something so it relates correctly to other elements
Transitive: to proportion sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Engineers proportioned the bridge's supports to evenly distribute weight.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to design or shape something to have visually pleasing or harmonious relationships between its parts
Transitive: to proportion sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her dress was elegantly proportioned, with a fitted bodice and flowing skirt.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
disproportion
proportionable
proportional
proportion
portion
port
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
