placement vs proportion

proportion vs placement

placement and proportion both are nouns.

placement is not a verb while proportion is a verb.

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

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

placement: 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 placement include formation, columniation, composing, composition, fenestration, balance, proportionality, alignment, misalignment, ramification, spacing, spatial arrangement, tandem.

placement (noun)	proportion (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place	magnitude or extent
contact established between applicants and prospective employees	harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
the spatial property of the way in which something is placed	the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
	the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
	balance among the parts of something

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

Difference between placement and proportion

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