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Golden section Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Golden section has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)

2

the division of a whole into two parts such that the ratio of the smaller part to the larger is equal to the ratio of the larger part to the whole.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
proportion
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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