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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, 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.
  
              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.
  
     2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the
        body.
  
              Nature had proportioned her without any fault. --Sir
                                                    P. Sidney.
  
     3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  proportioning
     vb.
     (present participle of en proportion nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  proportioning
     vb.
     (present participle of en proportion nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  proportioning
     vb.
     (present participle of en proportion nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  proportioning
     vb.
     (present participle of en proportion nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  proportioning
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p roportion ing)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Proportioning /pɹəpˈɔːʃənɪŋ/
  التناسب

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  proportioning /pɹəpˈɔːʃənɪŋ/
  Dosierung , Dosieren , Zumessen 
     Synonyms: dosage, dosing, feed regulation, dosage metering
  
   see: dosages
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  proportioning /pɹəpˈɔːʃənɪŋ/
  ins richtige Verhältnis bringend, anpassend
   see: proportion, proportioned
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  proportioning /pɹəpˈɔːʃənɪŋ/
  1. alakítás
  2. tagolás
  3. arányos szétosztás
  4. arányosítás

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     废水比例排放; 配量

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