a. & adv. [ F. à propos; à (L. ad) + propos purpose, L. proposium plan, purpose, fr. proponere to propose. See Propound. ] 1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable. [ 1913 Webster ]

A tale extremely apropos. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. dis- + proportion: cf. F. disproportion. ] 1. Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the length of a building to its height. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means to an object. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disproportioned p. pr. & vb. n. Disproportioning. ] To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly. [ 1913 Webster ]

To shape my legs of an unequal size;
To disproportion me in every part. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not having due proportion to something else; not having proportion or symmetry of parts; unsuitable in form, quantity or value; inadequate; unequal; as, a disproportional limb constitutes deformity in the body; the studies of youth should not be disproportional to their understanding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being disproportional. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ly, adv. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. out of proportion in shape.
Syn. -- lopsided, one-sided. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. lacking pleasing shape. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Not proportionable. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not proportionate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & adv. [ F. mal à propos; mal evil + à propos to the purpose. ] Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To give wrong or unesthetic proportions to; to join without due proportion; as, the legs were misrpoportioned to the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An improper or unesthetic proportion. [ PJC ]

v. t. To make of too great proportion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the propodialia, or the parts of the limbs to which they belong. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Propodialia. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; before + &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Anat.) The bone of either the upper arm or the thing, the propodialia being the humerus and femur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. pro- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Zool.) The sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean; usually, the penultimate joint. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Propodia [ NL. See Propodiale. ] (Zool.) (a) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. (b) The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect. [ Written also propodeum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; before + &unr_; city. ] Same as Bee glue, under Bee. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. proponere to propose. See Propound. ] To propose; to bring forward. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The propounder of a thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. proponens, p. pr. ] Making proposals; proposing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See Portion. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

The image of Christ, made after his own proportion. Ridley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Formed in the best proportions of her sex. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely in proportion to the support which they afford to his theory. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Harmonic relation between parts, or between different things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion. “Let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith.” Rom. xii. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let the women . . . do the same things in their proportions and capacities. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A part considered comparatively; a share. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Math.) (a) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities such that the quotient of the first divided by the second is equal to that of the third divided by the fourth; -- called also geometrical proportion, in distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in which the difference of the first and second is equal to the difference of the third and fourth. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Proportion in the mathematical sense differs from ratio. Ratio is the relation of two quantities of the same kind, as the ratio of 5 to 10, or the ratio of 8 to 16. Proportion is the sameness or likeness of two such relations. Thus, 5 to 10 as 8 to 16; that is, 5 bears the same relation to 10 as 8 does to 16. Hence, such numbers are said to be in proportion. Proportion is expressed by symbols thus: [ 1913 Webster ] a:b::c:d, or a:b = c:d, or a/b = c/d. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional. [ 1913 Webster ]

Continued proportion,
Inverse proportion, etc. See under Continued, Inverse, etc. --
Harmonical proportion or
Musical proportion, a relation of three or four quantities, such that the first is to the last as the difference between the first two is to the difference between the last two; thus, 2, 3, 6, are in harmonical proportion; for 2 is to 6 as 1 to 3. Thus, 24, 16, 12, 9, are harmonical, for 24:9::8:3. --
In proportion, according as; to the degree that. “In proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are morally and politically false.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Proportioned p. pr. & vb. n. Proportioning. ] [ Cf. F. proportionner. Cf. Proportionate, v. ] 1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our income. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the loss of an object we do not proportion our grief to the real value . . . but to the value our fancies set upon it. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nature had proportioned her without any fault. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional; also, proportional; proportionate. -- Pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

But eloquence may exist without a proportionable degree of wisdom. Burke. [1913 Webster]

Proportionable, which is no longer much favored, was of our [i. e., English writers'] own coining. Fitzed. Hall. [1913 Webster]

adv. Proportionally. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel. ] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proportional logarithms, logistic logarithms. See under Logistic. --
Proportional scale, a scale on which are marked parts proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a logarithmic scale. --
Proportional
scales, compasses, dividers, etc. (Draughting), instruments used in making copies of drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or reduced scale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. proportionnalité. ] The state of being in proportion. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively; as, all parts of the building are proportionally large. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. proportionatus. See Proportion. ] Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Proportionated p. pr. & vb. n. Proportionating. ] [ Cf. Proportion, v. ] To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to proportionate punishment to crimes. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being proportionate. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without proportion; unsymmetrical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of dividing out proportionally. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Propose. ] 1. That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to offer proposals for erecting a building; to make proposals of marriage. “To put forth proposals for a book.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The offer by a party of what he has in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Proffer; tender; overture. See Proposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Proposed p. pr. & vb. n. Proposing. ] [ F. proposer; pref. pro- (L. pro for, forward) + poser to place. See Pose, v. ] 1. To set forth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That being proposed brimfull of wine, one scarce could lift it up. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or adoption; as, to propose terms of peace; to propose a question for discussion; to propose an alliance; to propose a person for office. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To set before one's self or others as a purpose formed; hence, to purpose; to intend. [ 1913 Webster ]

I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

To propose to one's self, to intend; to design. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To speak; to converse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice,
Proposing with the prince and Claudio. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To form or declare a purpose or intention; to lay a scheme; to design; as, man proposes, but God disposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To offer one's self in marriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. propos, L. propositum. See Propound, Purpose, n. ] Talk; discourse. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who proposes or offers anything for consideration or adoption. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A speaker; an orator. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. propositio: cf. F. proposition. See Propound. ] 1. The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering. “Oblations for the altar of proposition.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as, the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was not accepted. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith; creed; as, the propositions of Wyclif and Huss. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some persons . . . change their propositions according as their temporal necessities or advantages do turn. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Gram. & Logic) A complete sentence, or part of a sentence consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula; a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a subject; as, snow is white. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Math.) A statement in terms of a truth to be demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is called a theorem when it is something to be proved, and a problem when it is something to be done. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Rhet.) That which is offered or affirmed as the subject of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for discussion or illustration. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Poetry) The part of a poem in which the author states the subject or matter of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leaves of proposition (Jewish Antiq.), the showbread. Wyclif (Luke vi. 4). [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Proposal; offer; statement; declaration. -- Proposition, Proposal. These words are both from the Latin verb proponere, to set forth, and as here compared they mark different forms or stages of a negotiation. A proposition is something presented for discussion or consideration; as, propositions of peace. A proposal is some definite thing offered by one party to be accepted or rejected by the other. If the proposition is favorably received, it is usually followed by proposals which complete the arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or in the nature of, a proposition; considered as a proposition; as, a propositional sense. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Propounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Propounding. ] [ From earlier propone, L. proponere, propositum, to set forth, propose, propound; pro for, before + ponere to put. See Position, and cf. Provost. ] 1. To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question; to propound an argument. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

And darest thou to the Son of God propound
To worship thee, accursed? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) To propose or name as a candidate for admission to communion with a church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who propounds, proposes, or offers for consideration. Chillingworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Overplus or excess of proportion. Sir K. Digby. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scanty and underproportioned returns of civility. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]

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