[pro.por.tion] n [ME proporcion, fr. MF proportion, fr. L proportion-, proportio, fr. pro for + portion-, portio portion--more at for] (14c) 1: harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole: balance, symmetry
2. a: proper or equal share "each did her ~ of the work" b: quota, percentage
3: the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree: ratio
4: size, dimension
5: a statement of equality between two ratios in which the first of the four terms divided by the second equals the third divided by the fourth (as in 4/2 equals 10/5)--compare extreme 1b, mean 1c -- in proportion : proportional 1
[2]proportion vt pro.por.tioned ; pro.por.tion.ing (14c) 1: to adjust (a part or thing) in size relative to other parts or things
2: to make the parts of harmonious or symmetrical
3: apportion, allot