English-Spanish translations for proportion

• proporción
  Francia también se acerca a esta proporción. France is also approaching this proportion.
  ¿Existe alguna proporción entre costes y resultado? Is there any proportion between costs and outcome?
  El concepto es el mismo, en la debida proporción. The concept is the same, with due 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