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n. pl.Noun (plural)Parts of a whole thing
We divided three pies into equal proportions
v.t.Transitive VerbTo balance the size of something with another
The sales clerk proportions the amount of each liquid in the jar
n. pl.Noun (plural)Sizes of one thing compared to the size of another
The proportions of your drawing are correct
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The dimensions or size of something; extent.
The building was of vast proportions.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)An equality between two ratios.
Understanding proportions is key to solving many math problems.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The relative size or extent of things.
The proportions of the room were pleasing to the eye.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The relationship between things or parts of things with respect to size, quantity, number, etc.
The artist understood the proportions between light and shadow.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A share or part in relation to a whole.
Each investor received proportions of the profit based on their initial investment.
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7 Things You Didn't Know About Valentine's Day | History Countdown
- He wielded his weapons like a mythological cuff boy, creating disastrous matches of godly proportions.
He wielded his weapons like a mythological cuff boy, creating disastrous matches of godly proportions.
- creating disastrous matches of godly proportions.
creating disastrous matches of godly proportions.
Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
- This batfish's tall proportions mark it out to be a juvenile.
This batfish's tall proportions mark it out to be a juvenile.
- This batfish's tall proportions mark it out to be a juvenile.
This batfish's tall proportions mark it out to be a juvenile.
Why we forget the things we learn - 6 Minute English
- But first let me ask you my quiz question rob before I forget You and I might struggle to remember someone's phone number but Chinese student Xiao Lu has a record breaking memory in 2005 she recited the numbers of pi The mathematical equation describing the proportions of a circle.
But first let me ask you my quiz question rob before I forget You and I might struggle to remember someone's phone number but Chinese student Xiao Lu has a record breaking memory in 2005 she recited the numbers of pi The mathematical equation describing the proportions of a circle.
- In 2005, she recited the numbers of π, the mathematical equation describing the proportions of a circle,
In 2005, she recited the numbers of π, the mathematical equation describing the proportions of a circle,
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- It was a strange figure, like a child, yet not so like a child as like an old man viewed through some supernatural medium which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view and being diminished to a child's proportions.
It was a strange figure, like a child, yet not so like a child as like an old man viewed through some supernatural medium which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view and being diminished to a child's proportions.
- and being diminished to a child’s proportions. Its hair, which hung about its neck and down its back,
and being diminished to a child’s proportions. Its hair, which hung about its neck and down its back,
American History: The Greatest Speeches (1933-2008)
- We have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions.
We have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions.
- compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions.
compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions.
Top 15 Upcoming PS4 Games of 2017 | PlayStation 4 Games Coming Soon
- Ubisoft's entry to its AAA lineup brings you For Honor, a riveting medieval skirmish of grand-scale proportions.
Ubisoft's entry to its AAA lineup brings you For Honor, a riveting medieval skirmish of grand-scale proportions.
- A riveting medieval skirmish of grand-scale proportions.
A riveting medieval skirmish of grand-scale proportions.
Covid inquiry: Did Boris Johnson do too little, too late? | BBC Question Time
- So Covid was a global pandemic of proportions we've never seen before.
So Covid was a global pandemic of proportions we've never seen before.
- So Covid was a global pandemic of, uh, proportions we've never seen before.
So Covid was a global pandemic of, uh, proportions we've never seen before.
Pedophilia in China | Why Chinese Girls Want to Look Like Children?
- So basically in China it's just enough having, uh, you know, pretty face, having some proportions, but
So basically in China it's just enough having, uh, you know, pretty face, having some proportions, but
- So basically in China it's just enough having, you know, pretty face, having some proportions, but
So basically in China it's just enough having, you know, pretty face, having some proportions, but
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
- And I am standing in the spirit at your elbow." It was a strange figure, like a child, yet not so like a child as like an old man viewed through some supernatural medium, which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view and being diminished to a child's proportions.
And I am standing in the spirit at your elbow." It was a strange figure, like a child, yet not so like a child as like an old man viewed through some supernatural medium, which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view and being diminished to a child's proportions.
- child's proportions. Its hair, which hung about its neck and down its
child's proportions. Its hair, which hung about its neck and down its
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook
- in vain I saw the decent furniture and tall proportions of my room in the square;
in vain I saw the decent furniture and tall proportions of my room in the square;
- in vain I saw the decent furniture and tall proportions of my room in the square;
in vain I saw the decent furniture and tall proportions of my room in the square;