| proportion | n 1. ratio, perkadaran: the ~ of A shares to ordinary shares must not exceed one to five, perkadaran syer A dgn syer biasa mestilah tdk melebihi 1 kpd 5; the ~ of male to female student in medical faculty, perkadaran pelajar lelaki thdp pelajar perempuan dlm fakulti perubatan; 2. (usu in pl) harmonious relationship between parts, keseimbangan: the tourists admired the beautiful ~s of the building, para pelancong mengagumi keseimbangan bangunan yg indah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| proportion | 3. part or portion of a whole, bahagian: some ~ of the profit will be ploughed back into the business, beberapa bahagian keuntungan akan diserapkan semula ke dlm perniagaan itu; girls from the countryside form a large ~ of the workers in that factory, budak-budak perempuan dr daerah luar bandar merupakan sebahagian besar pekerja kilang; 4. amount, quantity of st compared to others in the same group, jumlah: there is a higher ~ of advertisements for houses in the evening paper than the morning paper, terdapat jumlah iklan rumah yg lebih banyak dlm akhbar petang berbanding dgn yg terdapat dlm akhbar pagi; 5. (math) perkadaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |