Commentary: balance - harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
Examples:
Are these pieces in proportion?
This part of your drawing is out of proportion, make it smaller.
Fido's ears are terribly out of proportion and it makes him look silly.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3 4
Commentary: dimension - magnitude or extent
Examples:
A building of vast proportions.
George always says, "Fido has a vocabulary of infinite proportion".
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
Examples:
What is the proportion of dogs to cats?
The proportion of flour to sugar in this recipe is just right.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1