Proportion
31proportion — [[t]prəpɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ proportions 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it. [FORMAL] A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die... A proportion of the rent is met by the …
32Proportion — Anteil; Verhältnis; Größenverhältnis; Quotient * * * Pro|por|ti|on [propɔr ts̮i̯o:n], die; , en: Verhältnis verschiedener Größen oder Dinge, besonders verschiedener Teile eines Ganzen zueinander: in der Zeichnung stimmen die Proportionen nicht… …
33proportion — n. & v. n. 1 a a comparative part or share (a large proportion of the profits). b a comparative ratio (the proportion of births to deaths). 2 the correct or pleasing relation of things or parts of a thing (the house has fine proportions;… …
34proportion — n. 1) (a) direct; inverse proportion 2) in proportion to 3) out of proportion to (the punishment was out of proportion to the crime) * * * [prə pɔːʃ(ə)n] inverse proportion (a) direct in proportion to out of proportion to (the punishment was out… …
35proportion — 01. Because we have a home based business, we can deduct a [proportion] of our rent as an expense when we do our income tax. 02. Writer Anais Nin observed that life shrinks or expands in [proportion] to one s courage. 03. A large [proportion] of… …
36proportion*/*/ — [prəˈpɔːʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] a quantity of something that is a part of the whole Only a small proportion of graduates fail to get a job.[/ex] 2) [U] the relationship between two or more quantities or parts of a whole The proportion of trucks to… …
37proportion — /prəˈpɔʃən / (say pruh pawshuhn) noun 1. comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio: a house tall in proportion to its width. 2. proper relation between things or parts. 3. relative size or extent …
38proportion — proportioner, n. proportionless, adj. /preuh pawr sheuhn, pohr /, n. 1. comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio. 2. proper relation between things or parts: to have tastes way out of proportion… …
39Proportion — La proportion est un rapport d égalité entre deux quantités, traduit sous forme d équivalence entre deux rapports (a/b = c/d)  : un paquet de bonbons = 5 €, donc quatre paquet de bonbons = 20 €, dans la mesure où 1/4 = 5/20. Regarder… …
40proportion — /prə pɔ:ʃ(ə)n/ noun a part of a total ● A proportion of the pre tax profit is set aside for contingencies. ● Only a small proportion of our sales comes from retail shops. ♦ in proportion to compared to something else, by an amount related to… …
