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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Origin of proportioned

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

Related formsnon·pro·por·tioned, adjectiveun·der·pro·por·tioned, adjectiveun·pro·por·tioned, adjectivewell-pro·por·tioned, adjective

proportion

[ pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr- ]

/ prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr- /

noun

comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.

proper relation between things or parts: to have tastes way out of proportion to one's financial means.

relative size or extent.

proportions, dimensions or size: a rock of gigantic proportions.

a portion or part in its relation to the whole: A large proportion of the debt remains.

symmetry, harmony, or balance: an architect with a sense of proportion.

the significance of a thing or event that an objective view reveals: You must try to see these mishaps in proportion.

Mathematics. a relation of four quantities such that the first divided by the second is equal to the third divided by the fourth; the equality of ratios.Compare rule of three.

Archaic. analogy; comparison.

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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Related forms

pro·por·tion·er, nounpro·por·tion·less, adjectivemis·pro·por·tion, nounre·pro·por·tion, verb (used with object)

su·per·pro·por·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for proportioned

The congregation was not proportioned to the size of the great edifice.
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His rider seemed to have been proportioned to fit the horse.
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The lengths of the several parts are proportioned one to another.
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Probably these presents were proportioned to the success on the warpath.
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But it is rational love which is proportioned to the estimated goodness of the thing beloved.
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British Dictionary definitions for proportioned

proportion

/ (prəˈpɔːʃən) /

noun

the relationship between different things or parts with respect to comparative size, number, or degree; relative magnitude or extent; ratio

the correct or desirable relationship between parts of a whole; balance or symmetry

a part considered with respect to the whole

(plural) dimensions or sizea building of vast proportions

a share, part, or quota

maths a relationship that maintains a constant ratio between two variable quantitiesx increases in direct proportion to y

maths a relationship between four numbers or quantities in which the ratio of the first pair equals the ratio of the second pair

verb (tr)

to adjust in relative amount, size, etc

to cause to be harmonious in relationship of parts

Derived Formsproportionable, 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

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Word Origin and History for proportioned

proportion

late 14c., "due relation of one part to another," also "size, extent; compartative relation in size, degree, number, etc.," from Old French proporcion "measure, proportion" (13c.), from Latin proportionem (nominative proportio) "comparative relation, analogy," from phrase pro portione "according to the relation" (of parts to each other), from pro "for" (see pro-) + ablative of *partio "division," related to pars (see part (n.)). Phrase out of proportion attested by 1670s.

My fortunes [are] as ill proportioned as your legs. [John Marston, "Antonio and Mellida," 1602]

proportion

"to adjust or regulate the proportions of," late 14c., from proportion (n.) and in part from Middle French proporcioner and directly from Medieval Latin proportionare. Related: Proportioned; proportioning.