English-Italian translations for proportion

• proporzione
  In Europa la proporzione non cambia. The proportion is the same in Europe.
  Esiste una proporzione fra costi e risultati? Is there any proportion between costs and outcome?
  Abbiamo anche mantenuto il senso della proporzione. We have also kept a sense of proportion.

Definition of proportion

• A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number
• Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole
• The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree
• A statement of equality between two ratios
• Size
• To divide into proper shares; to apportion
• To form symmetrically
• To correspond to

Examples

• the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body

Related words

• well-proportioned
• proportional
• proportionality
• proportions
• disproportion
• proportionate
• disproportionate
• disproportionately
• proportionately