proportions

proportions — ● proportions nom féminin pluriel Dimensions considérées par référence à une mesure, à une échelle : Vu ses proportions, ce meuble n ira pas dans la chambre. Étendue ou intensité d une action : Grève qui prend des proportions considérables …   Encyclopédie Universelle

proportions — [plural] ► the size, shape, or level of something: »A fund that grows to massive proportions must adapt its investment strategy. »The pensions underfunding problem is reaching crisis proportions. Main Entry: ↑proportion …   Financial and business terms

proportions — index area (surface), degree (magnitude), dimension, magnitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

proportions — [n] measurements amount, area, breadth, compass, depth, diameter, dimensions, expanse, extent, height, length, magnitude, range, scope, size, volume, width; concepts 730,792 …   New thesaurus

proportions — n. extent 1) to assume, take on proportions 2) epic; epidemic; menacing proportions (the outbreak assumed epidemic proportions) * * * epidemic take on proportions menacing proportions (the outbreak assumed epidemic proportions) [ extent ] to… …   Combinatory dictionary

proportions — noun A persons figure …   Wiktionary

proportions — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. measurements, size, area. see dimension …   English dictionary for students

proportions — pro·por·tion || prÉ™ pÉ”rʃn / pɔː n. ratio; part, portion; rate; dimension, size; percentage; balance v. separate into portions; adjust in size relative to other parts; bring into proper relation …   English contemporary dictionary

proportions — dimensions; size. → proportion …   English new terms dictionary

proportions — plural of proportion present third singular of proportion …   Useful english dictionary

Law of multiple proportions — In chemistry, the law of multiple proportions is one of the basic laws and a major tool of chemical measurement (stoichiometry). It states that when elements combine they do so in a ratio of small whole numbers. For example, carbon and oxygen… …   Wikipedia