1    n-count  A proportion of a group or an amount is a part of it.
FORMAL  usu sing, usu N of n
A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die..., A proportion of the rent is met by the city council.

2    n-count  The proportion of one kind of person or thing in a group is the number of people or things of that kind compared to the total number of people or things in the group.
usu sing, usu N of n
The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%...

3    n-count  The proportion of one amount to another is the relationship between the two amounts in terms of how much there is of each thing.
oft N of n to n   (=ratio)
Women's bodies tend to have a higher proportion of fat to water.

4    n-plural  If you refer to the proportions of something, you are referring to its size, usually when this is extremely large.
WRITTEN  usu supp N
In the tropics plants grow to huge proportions.

5  If one thing increases or decreases in proportion to another thing, it increases or decreases to the same degree as that thing.
in proportion to    prep-phrase
The pressure in the cylinders would go up in proportion to the boiler pressure.

6  If something is small or large in proportion to something else, it is small or large when compared with that thing.
in proportion to    prep-phrase
Children tend to have relatively larger heads than adults in proportion to the rest of their body.

7  If you say that something is out of all proportion to something else, you think that it is far greater or more serious than it should be.
out of all proportion to    prep-phrase  usu v-link PREP
The punishment was out of all proportion to the crime.

8  If you get something out of proportion, you think it is more important or worrying than it really is. If you keep something in proportion, you have a realistic view of how important it is.
out of proportion/in proportion    phrase  PHR after v
Everything just got blown out of proportion..., We've got to keep this in proportion.

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