proportion
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- Regno Unito//pɹəˈpɔːʃən//
- Stati Uniti//pɹəˈpɔɹʃən//
- //pɹəˈpo(ː)ɹʃən//
- //pɹəˈpoəʃən//
A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
sostantivo
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A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, the worn-out, passionless men, the enervated matrons of the summer capital,[…]!”
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Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
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Proper or equal share.
Let the women[…]do the same things in their proportions and capacities.
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The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body
The image of Christ made in Pilate's time after his own proportion.
Formed in the best proportions of her sex.
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A statement of equality between two ratios.
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arcaicoThe "rule of three", in which three terms are given to find a fourth.
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Size.
The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold.
What other television show would feature a gorgeously designed sequence where a horrifically mutated Pierre and Marie Curie, their bodies swollen to Godzilla-like proportions from prolonged exposure to the radiation that would eventually kill them, destroy an Asian city with their bare hands like vengeance-crazed monster-Gods?
Etimologia
From Middle English proporcion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō (“comparative relation, proportion, symmetry, analogy”), from pro (“for, before”) + portio (“share, part”); see portion. By surface analysis, pro- + portion.
verbo
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To divide into proper shares; to apportion.
In order to proportion the braking force to the weight carried by a wheel - a matter of special importance in the braking of wagons - variable leverage systems are now being introduced in which the end of one axle spring is linked to a control spring in the change-over valve, so automatically varying the leverage exerted by the brake-rod according to whether the wagon is full or empty.
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To form symmetrically.
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To set or render in proportion.
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arcaicoTo correspond to.
Forme
- plurale
- proportions
- passato
- proportioned
- participio passato
- proportioned
- participio presente
- proportioning
- 3ª persona singolare
- proportions
proportion · A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
proportions · A person's figure.proposal · Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or…propose · To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.