Definition of portion

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Portion (n.) A wife's fortune; a dowry.

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Veda :: Veda (n.) The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature..
Proportioned :: Proportioned (imp. & p. p.) of Proportio.
Fellowship :: Fellowship (n.) The rule for dividing profit and loss among partners; -- called also partnership, company, and distributive proportion..
Symmetry :: Symmetrize (v. t.) To make proportional in its parts; to reduce to symmetry.
Proportional :: Proportional (n.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element.
Lot :: Lot (v. t.) To allot; to sort; to portion.
Tail :: Tail (n.) A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; -- called also tailing..
Difform :: Difform (a.) Irregular in form; -- opposed to uniform; anomalous; hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; difform leaves..
Bessemer Steel :: Bessemer steel () Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process..
Miscible :: Miscible (a.) Capable of being mixed; mixable; as, water and alcohol are miscible in all proportions..
Part :: Part (n.) That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share; portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office..
Photo-epinasty :: Photo-epinasty (n.) A disproportionately rapid growth of the upper surface of dorsiventral organs, such as leaves, through the stimulus of exposure to light..
Contemperation :: Contemperation (n.) Proportionate mixture or combination.
Molecule :: Molecule (n.) A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. Atom..
Evaporate :: Evaporate (v. t.) To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples..
Dixie :: Dixie (n.) A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War..
Proportionating :: Proportionating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Proportionat.
Dumpy :: Dumpy (superl.) Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.
Rack :: Rack (n.) Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor in the sky..
Dowerless :: Dowerless (a.) Destitute of dower; having no marriage portion.
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