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Proportion
- noun - adjust in size relative to other things
- balance among the parts of something
- give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
- magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"
- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree; "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin"
Propulsion
- noun - a propelling force
- the act of propelling
Propulsive
- adjective - having the power to propel; "propulsive coefficient"
- tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought"
Proroguing
- verb - adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
- hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
Proruption
- - The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
Prosaicism
- - The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.
Proscenium
- noun - the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
- the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater
Proserpina
- noun - goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
Proserpine
- noun - goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone