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proportion
noun as in relative amount, size of part to whole
noun as in balance between parts of whole
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Add to the mix an ageing population and low birthrates and the proportion of retirees grows each year, making it harder for the economy to support them.
White light with that cool, bright white appearance, like intense moonlight, actually contains a higher proportion of short-wavelengths, the blue and green part of the visible spectrum.
But it remains to be seen what size it is, how many cylinders it will have, whether it will be turbocharged, and how big a proportion hybrid will be of the total power output.
If you look at youth, you see they've almost doubled in terms of the proportion of dining alone.
Although a few zealots took issue with Dever’s selection, she lends the right proportion of jaggedness and focus to a complicated figure that needs to sustain our interest for the long term.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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