Noun

(lb) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

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(lb) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.

(lb) Proper or equal share.

*(Jeremy Taylor) (1613–1677)

*:Let the womendo the same things in their proportions and capacities.

The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.

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*(Lancelot Ridley) (ca.1500-1576)

*:The image of Christ, made after his own proportion .

*Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)

*:Formed in the best proportions of her sex.

* (1800-1859)

*:Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely in proportion to the support which they afford to his theory.

A statement of equality between two ratios.

Size.

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Noun

(wikipedia width) (en noun)

The state of being wide.

The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.

A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.

(cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.

(sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.

Manchester United like to play with width .

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