<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio</li><li>proper relation between things or parts</li><li>relative size or extent</li><li>proportions, dimensions or size</li><li>a portion or part in its relation to the whole</li><li>symmetry, harmony, or balance</li><li>the significance of a thing or event that an objective view reveals</li><li>Mathematics: a relation of four quantities such that the first divided by the second is equal to the third divided by the fourth; the equality of ratios</li><li>Archaic: analogy; comparison</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to adjust in proper proportion or relation, as to size, quantity, etc.</li><li>to balance or harmonize the proportions of</li></ul>