proportion n
1. the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole [syn: proportionality]
2. magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" [syn: dimension]
3. balance among the parts of something [syn: symmetry] [ant: disproportion]
4. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin [syn: balance] v
5. give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
6. adjust in size relative to other things

Inverse \In*verse"\, a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See Invert.]
1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.
2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
3. (Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x. Inverse figures (Geom.), two figures, such that each point of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in the order figure. Inverse points (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so related that the product of their distances from the center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of the radius. Inverse, or Reciprocal, ratio (Math.), the ratio of the reciprocals of two quantities. Inverse, or Reciprocal, proportion, an equality between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2 : : 1/3

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