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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
It’s no concert film or visual album, but it’s still a gift of Bey proportions: Beyoncé will perform a live NFL halftime show in Houston on Christmas Day that will be streamed by Netflix.
"We're just putting it straight in rivers; certainly a proportion of it is no longer being treated at all."
Analysis by the UK’s National Crime Agency found that all age groups and genders are being targeted, but that a large proportion of victims are boys and aged between 14 and 18.
Younger fishermen reported smaller catches and fish sizes than older generations, but a larger proportion of the younger group believe that fish stocks are not in decline.
This means a higher proportion would reach the most intense categories.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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