arrangement vs proportion

proportion vs arrangement

arrangement and proportion both are nouns.

arrangement is not a verb while proportion is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrangement	Yes	No	No	No
proportion	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, proportion is a hyponym of arrangement; that is, proportion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arrangement:

arrangement: the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
proportion: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

Other hyponyms of arrangement include formation, columniation, composing, composition, fenestration, balance, proportionality, alignment, misalignment, ramification, spacing, spatial arrangement, tandem.

arrangement (noun)	proportion (noun)
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music	magnitude or extent
the spatial property of the way in which something is placed	harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
an organized structure for arranging or classifying	the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
the thing arranged or agreed to	the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments	balance among the parts of something
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging

arrangement (verb)	proportion (verb)
	adjust in size relative to other things
	give pleasant proportions to

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