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- [pruh-pawr-shuh n, -pohr-]
- /prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-/
- /prəˈpɔː.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-pawr-shuh n, -pohr-]
- /prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of proportions word
- noun proportions comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio. 1
- noun proportions proper relation between things or parts: to have tastes way out of proportion to one's financial means. 1
- noun proportions relative size or extent. 1
- noun proportions proportions, dimensions or size: a rock of gigantic proportions. 1
- noun proportions a portion or part in its relation to the whole: A large proportion of the debt remains. 1
- noun proportions symmetry, harmony, or balance: an architect with a sense of proportion. 1
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Origin of proportions
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English proporcio(u)n < Latin prōportiōn- (stem of prōportiō) symmetry, analogy. See pro-1, portion
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Parts of speech for Proportions
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
proportions popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
proportions usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for proportions
noun proportions
- bod — A bod is a person.
- capacity — The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
- confines — limits; boundaries
- dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
verb proportions
- graduates — Plural form of graduate.
- interfaces — Plural form of interface.
- quarterbacks — Plural form of quarterback.
Antonyms for proportions
noun proportions
- disproportions — Plural form of disproportion.
Top questions with proportions
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