PROPORTION Synonyms

• a ratio of two quantities that is constant

• harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

• the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

• the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

• (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

• balance among the parts of something

• (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions

• (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

• (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

• (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts

• a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

• the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule

• inherent resemblance between persons or things

• a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

• an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

• drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

• the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate

• the state of cohering or sticking together

• logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

• a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

• agreement of opinions

• an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts

• correspondence in form or appearance

• acting according to certain accepted standards

• orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

• concurrence of opinion

• hardened conventionality

• the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

• the property of holding together and retaining its shape

• a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

• logical coherence and accordance with the facts

• (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another

• the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words

• the property of sounding harmonious

• a reciprocal relation between two or more things

• a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)

• a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other

• communication by the exchange of letters

• compatibility of observations

• the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount

• (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

• similarity by virtue of corresponding

• a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

• essential equality and interchangeability

• qualities that are comparable

• compatibility in opinion and action

• the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords

• a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

• agreement of opinions

• an agreeable sound property

• the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature

• the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure

• similarity by virtue of corresponding

• an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

• sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

• a person related by blood or marriage

• an act of narration

• (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time

• (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

• a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)

• a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)

• a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

• (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption