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proportions

  • plural
    of proportion.
    proportion
    noun
    comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
  • present tense form
    of proportion (3rd person singular).
    proportion
    noun
    comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.

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“Tidal Wave” offers an epic of “Great Escape” proportions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The researchers found that forelimb proportions were particularly useful for distinguishing these lifestyles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

The main residence makes a dramatic first impression with its Mediterranean-inspired architecture and grand proportions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“If there’s anything tumultuous happening now . . . I wouldn’t know, I haven’t been paying attention,” she jokes, “just remember that historically, an enlightenment of epic proportions is probably not far off.”

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

At first Aureliano Segundo did not notice the alarming proportions of the proliferation.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez