See Also: omphalomancy(medicine)
proportion(medicine)
proportion(1)(dictionary)
proportion(2)(dictionary)
proportion/proportionality(encyclopedia)
proportion 1, noun(dictionary)
proportion 2, verb(dictionary)
zone of optimal proportion(medicine)
Case-fatality proportion(health)

proportion 1, noun (oh) and omphalomancy (medicine)


proportion 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?part of something?
2 ?relationship?
3 ?correct scale?
4 proportions
5 out of (all) proportion
6 keep something in proportion
7 sense of proportion
8 ?mathematics?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin proportio, from portio; PORTION1]
[C usually singular also + plural verb British English] ?PART OF SOMETHING?
a part of a number or amount, considered in relation to the whole
proportion of
::The proportion of women graduates has increased in recent years.
::Every parent is asked to contribute a proportion of the total cost.
high/large/small etc proportion
::The decision affects a significant proportion of the population.
::Although the majority of offenders are men, a small proportion - about 5 percent - are women.
?RELATIONSHIP?
[U and C] the relationship between two things in size, amount, importance etc
the proportion of sth to sth
::What's the proportion of boys to girls in your class?
in proportion to sth
::The rewards you get in this job are in direct proportion to the effort you put in.
?CORRECT SCALE?
[U] the correct or most suitable relationship between the size, shape, or position of the different parts of something
::Builders must learn about scale and proportion.
in proportion
::Reduce the drawing so that all the elements stay in proportion.
in proportion to sth
::Her feet are small in proportion to her height.
out of proportion with sth
::The porch is out of proportion with (=too big or too small when compared with) the rest of the house.
proportions [plural] a) the size or importance of something
::Try to reduce your tasks to more manageable proportions .
of immense/huge/massive etc proportions
::an ecological tragedy of enormous proportions
of epic/heroic/mythic proportions
::For most of us, Scott was a hero of mythic proportions.
crisis/epidemic proportions
::The flu outbreak has reached epidemic proportions .
b) the relative sizes of the different parts of a building, object etc
of grand/gigantic/generous etc proportions
::a building of classic proportions
::the elegant proportions of the living room
out of (all) proportion
too big, great, or strong in relation to something
out of (all) proportion to/with
::The fear of violent crime has now risen out of all proportion to the actual risk.
get/blow sth out of proportion
(=treat something as more serious than it really is)
::Aren't you getting things rather out of proportion?
::The whole issue has been blown out of all proportion.
keep sth in proportion
to react to a situation sensibly, and not think that it is worse or more serious than it really is
-see also perspective perspective
::Let's keep things in proportion.
sense of proportion
the ability to judge what is most important in a situation
have/keep/lose a sense of proportion
::You can protest by all means, but keep a sense of proportion.
?MATHEMATICS?
[U] technical equality in the mathematical relationship between two sets of numbers, as in the statement '8 is to 6 as 32 is to 24'
-see also ratio ratio

omphalomancy (medicine)


omphalomancy


Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.

Origin: Omphalo- + -mancy.

Source: Websters Dictionary