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31proportion — noun 1 part/share of a whole ADJECTIVE ▪ appreciable (esp. BrE), considerable, good, great, high, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable …
32proportion — pro|por|tion [ prə pɔrʃn ] noun *** 1. ) count a quantity of something that is a part or share of the whole: proportion of: Only a small proportion of graduates fail to find employment. a ) uncount the relationship between two or more quantities… …
33proportion — [[t]prəpɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ proportions 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it. [FORMAL] A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die... A proportion of the rent is met by the …
34Proportion d'argent — La proportion d argent est une constante mathématique obtenue à partir de la racine carrée de deux et est aussi un nombre irrationnel. Ce nom fait référence à la proportion dorée. Sommaire 1 Définition 2 Proprié …
35Proportion (Architektur) — In der Architektur ist die Proportion das Verhältnis der Längen , Breiten und Höhenmaße eines Bauwerks, einer Fassade oder eines Bauteils. Architekten aller Epochen nutzten unterschiedliche Proportionssysteme. Die Theoretische Auseinandersetzung… …
36Proportion — Anteil; Verhältnis; Größenverhältnis; Quotient * * * Pro|por|ti|on [propɔr ts̮i̯o:n], die; , en: Verhältnis verschiedener Größen oder Dinge, besonders verschiedener Teile eines Ganzen zueinander: in der Zeichnung stimmen die Proportionen nicht… …
37proportion — n. & v. n. 1 a a comparative part or share (a large proportion of the profits). b a comparative ratio (the proportion of births to deaths). 2 the correct or pleasing relation of things or parts of a thing (the house has fine proportions;… …
38proportion — n. 1) (a) direct; inverse proportion 2) in proportion to 3) out of proportion to (the punishment was out of proportion to the crime) * * * [prə pɔːʃ(ə)n] inverse proportion (a) direct in proportion to out of proportion to (the punishment was out… …
39proportion — 01. Because we have a home based business, we can deduct a [proportion] of our rent as an expense when we do our income tax. 02. Writer Anais Nin observed that life shrinks or expands in [proportion] to one s courage. 03. A large [proportion] of… …
40proportion*/*/ — [prəˈpɔːʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] a quantity of something that is a part of the whole Only a small proportion of graduates fail to get a job.[/ex] 2) [U] the relationship between two or more quantities or parts of a whole The proportion of trucks to… …