Words with a similar base: proportion, proportionality

'proportion'
[proportion.n.01] as in: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole



'proportion'
[proportion.n.02] as in: magnitude or extent


Examples:
a building of vast proportions


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'proportion'
[symmetry.n.02] as in: balance among the parts of something



'proportion'
[proportion.n.04] as in: the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree


Examples:
an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations
a dry martini has a large proportion of gin


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'proportion'
[proportion.n.05] as in: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); - John Ruskin


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



'proportion'
[proportion.v.01] as in: give pleasant proportions to


Examples:
harmonize a building with those surrounding it



'proportion'
[proportion.v.02] as in: adjust in size relative to other things



					

proportion (English)
└── proporcion (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── proportion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
└── proportio (Latin)


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