proportion
nounHow many syllables in proportion?
There are 3 syllables in the word proportion.How to pronounce proportion:
Definition of proportion:
- proportion (noun):
- relative size or extent
- harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole balance, symmetry
- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole.
Synonyms for proportion:
amount
balance
batting average
case-fatality proportion
case-to-infection proportion
case-to-infection ratio
content
cut
dimension
division
fraction
golden mean
golden section
measure
part
per centum
percent
percentage
proportional
proportionality
quota
quotient
rate
ratio
scale
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Antonyms for proportion:
accumulation
aggregate
aggregation
agreement
all
amount
assemblage
body
bulk
collectivity
composite
compound
debt
difference
ensemble
entireness
entirety
everything
full
full amount
fullness
gross
heap
increase
juncture
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