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  • 71Continued proportion — Proportion Pro*por tion, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See {Portion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative… …

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  • 72geometrical proportion — Proportion Pro*por tion, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See {Portion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative… …

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  • 73Harmonical proportion — Proportion Pro*por tion, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See {Portion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative… …

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  • 74In proportion — Proportion Pro*por tion, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See {Portion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative… …

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  • 75Inverse proportion — Proportion Pro*por tion, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See {Portion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative… …

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  • 76Musical proportion — Proportion Pro*por tion, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See {Portion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative… …

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  • 77proportion — pro·por·tion (prə porґshən) [L. proportio] the relation of one part to the whole …

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  • 78Proportion — Pro·por·ti·on [ tsi̯oːn] die; , en; meist Pl; 1 das Verhältnis der Größe eines Teils zur Größe des Ganzen <ausgewogene Proportionen>: Auf der Zeichnung stimmen die Proportionen nicht ganz: Im Vergleich zum Körper ist der Kopf zu groß 2… …

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  • 79proportion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dimension, ratio, extent; share, part, quota, distribution, allotment; adjustment, uniformity; magnitude. See apportionment, symmetry, relation, size. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. balance, symmetry,… …

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  • 80Proportion — Pro|por|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 1. Größenverhältnis; Ggs.: Disproportion; die Zeichnung ist in den Proportionen falsch, richtig 2. 〈Math.〉 Verhältnisgleichung [Etym.: <lat. proportio »entsprechendes Verhältnis, Ebenmaß«; zu portio… …

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