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proportioning

proportioning is the present participle and gerund of proportion.

Meaning of proportion

Verb

proportion (third-person singular simple present proportions, present participle proportioning, simple past and past participle proportioned)

  1. (transitive) To divide into proper shares; to apportion.
    • In order to proportion the braking force to the weight carried by a wheel - a matter of special importance in the braking of wagons - variable leverage systems are now being introduced in which the end of one axle spring is linked to a control spring in the change-over valve, so automatically...1960 April, “The braking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 237
  2. (transitive) To form symmetrically.
  3. (transitive) To set or render in proportion.
  4. (archaic, transitive) To correspond to.

See all 11 meanings of proportion

Questions about proportioning

What is proportioning the present participle and gerund of?
Proportioning is the present participle and gerund of proportion.

Words near proportioning in the dictionary

  1. proportionators
  2. proportioned
  3. proportioner
  4. proportioners
  5. proportioneth
  6. proportioning
  7. proportionise
  8. proportionised
  9. proportionises
  10. proportionising
  11. proportionize

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