proportion vs equilibrium

equilibrium vs proportion

proportion and equilibrium both are nouns.

proportion is a verb but equilibrium is not a verb.

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

As nouns, equilibrium is a hypernym of proportion; that is, equilibrium is a word with a broader meaning than proportion:

proportion: balance among the parts of something
equilibrium: equality of distribution

Other hypernyms of proportion include balance, counterbalance, equipoise.

proportion (noun)	equilibrium (noun)
magnitude or extent	a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)	a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole	equality of distribution
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree	a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
balance among the parts of something

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

Difference between proportion and equilibrium

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