All 4 Uses

proportion
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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The blue room was smaller, the bed more reasonably proportioned.†
Book 1 *
I had a brief mental flash of Alice trying to persuade Esme to ignore classic proportions and allow this monstrosity.†
Book 3 *
A little longer again, her proportions drifting from babyish to childlike.†
Book 3
She wasn't shaped exactly like a toddler; she was leaner and more graceful, her proportions were more even, like an adult's.†
Book 3

Definitions:

(1) (proportion as in: the proportion of females)
relative amount, quantity, or collection
The exact meaning of this sense of proportion is subject to its context. For example:
- "The female proportion is 50%." -- percentage or share
- "The proportion of oil to vinegar." -- ratio (quantity of something relative to the quantity of something else)
- "In the survey, the female proportion said..." -- group
(2) (proportion as in: a problem of large proportion)
size or dimension
(3) (proportion as in: respond in proportion)
appropriate in size, amount, or degree
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)