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Another word for proportion

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Noun

  1. Relative intensity or amount, as of a quality or attribute

    See also:

    big

  2. Satisfying arrangement marked by even distribution of elements, as in a design

    See also:

    beautiful

  3. The amount of space occupied by something.

    See also:

    big

Verb

  1. To bring into accord

    See also:

    agree

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Another word for proportion

Noun
  1. See also:

    symmetry

    balance

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Sentence Examples

  • After that, it diminishes roughly in proportion to the delay.

  • The length of her body was strikingly out of proportion to her short legs.

  • The net gain in the 1906 class is not far short of 5o,00o, and the proportion of the new contingent to the old is practically 5:4.

  • The proportion varies greatly.

  • Farmers are respectable and interesting to me in proportion as they are poor--poor farmers.

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