Dictionary Check: proportion

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"proportion" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points

Words with Friends 17 points

noun

the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

noun

magnitude or extent

Example: "a building of vast proportions"

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noun

balance among the parts of something

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noun

the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

Example: "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"

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noun

harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

Example: "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"

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verb

give pleasant proportions to

Example: "red brick with white stone dressings and a beautifully proportioned hall"

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