Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: proportion
IPA transcription: [pɹəp'ɔɹʃən]
Pronunciations of proportion
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: proportion
    Meaning: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
  • Synonyms: proportion, dimension
    Meaning: magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"
  • Synonyms: symmetry, proportion
    Meaning: balance among the parts of something
Usage examples
  • And so of friends in a proportion.
  • Proportion his song to his nature, and you will see!
  • Finite or any magnitude holds not any proportion to infinite.
  • Woman learns how to hate in proportion as she--forgets how to charm.
  • What proportion does climate bear to the complex system of human life?
  • A quarter as much uncooked rice as there is meat is a good proportion.
  • In the proprietary colonies the proportion of bond servants was very high.
  • His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful.
  • It is often asked how stout a woman ought to be in proportion to her height.
  • But all profit that is out of proportion to the labor expended is dishonest."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Helium, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth II, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording John Locke, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Schizophrenia, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cheese, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Planetary habitability, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Stretford, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Annandale High School, License CC BY-SA 4.0