Vocabulary : Propodite to Proportionality

Propodite : The sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean; usually, the penultimate joint.
Propodium : The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. ;; The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect.
Propolis : Same as Bee glue, under Bee.
Propone : To propose; to bring forward.
Proponent : Making proposals; proposing. ;; One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition. ;; The propounder of a thing.

Proportion : The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body. ;; Harmonic relation between parts, or between different things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion. ;; The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot. ;; A part considered comparatively; a share. ;; The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities such that the quotient of the first divided by the second is equal to that of the third divided by the fourth; -- called also geometrical proportion, in distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in which the difference of the first and second is equal to the difference of the third and fourth. ;; The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sough
Proportionable : Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional; also, proportional; proportionate.
Proportionably : Proportionally.
Proportional : Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. ;; Relating to, or securing, proportion. ;; Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter. ;; Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional. ;; The combining weight or equivalent of an element.
Proportionality : The state of being in proportion.

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