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proportioned

[ pruh-pawr-shuh nd, -pohr- ]
/ prəˈpɔr ʃənd, -ˈpoʊr- /
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adjective

adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
having proportions as specified: a badly proportioned room.

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Nearby words

proportional font, proportional limit, proportional representation, proportional spacing, proportionate, proportioned, proportionment, proposal, propose, proposition, propositional attitude

Origin of proportioned

First recorded in 1350–1400, proportioned is from the Middle English word proporcioned. See proportion, -ed2

Related forms

non·pro·por·tioned, adjectiveun·der·pro·por·tioned, adjectiveun·pro·por·tioned, adjectivewell-pro·por·tioned, adjective

Definition for proportioned (2 of 2)

proportion

[ pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr- ]
/ prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr- /

noun

verb (used with object)

to adjust in proper proportion or relation, as to size, quantity, etc.
to balance or harmonize the proportions of.

Origin of proportion

1350–1400; Middle English proporcio(u)n < Latin prōportiōn- (stem of prōportiō) symmetry, analogy. See pro-1, portion

SYNONYMS FOR proportion

1 comparison.
5 share.
6 distribution, arrangement. See symmetry.
10 regulate, arrange, balance, harmonize.
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British Dictionary definitions for proportioned

proportion

/ (prəˈpɔːʃən) /

noun

verb (tr)

to adjust in relative amount, size, etc
to cause to be harmonious in relationship of parts

Derived Forms

proportionable, adjectiveproportionability, nounproportionably, adverbproportionment, noun

Word Origin for proportion

C14: from Latin prōportiō (a translation of Greek analogia), from phrase prō portione, literally: for (its, his, one's) portion
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Science definitions for proportioned

proportion

[ prə-pôr′shən ]

A statement of equality between two ratios. Four quantities, a, b, c, and d, are said to be in proportion if ab = cd.
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Idioms and Phrases with proportioned

proportion

see out of proportion.

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