Proportion
Proportion noun - A balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts.
Weight and proportion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weight" instead a noun "Proportion".
Weight
Weight noun - The amount that something weighs.
Proportion and weight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proportion" instead a noun "Weight".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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He calculated its weight as a proportion of height and got an unreasonably large number.
Source: Square/Cube Law - Likewise, a man of his athletic build and muscle mass normally has less than ten percent body fat anyway, not nearly enough savings in weight, especially with such a high proportion of dense muscle.
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