ideal proportions
Optimal dimensional relationships
Ideal proportions are the relationships between measurements considered most pleasing or harmonious, whether in art, architecture, or the human body.
Classical sculpture established ideals for human figures—the body as seven or eight heads tall, specific ratios of waist to shoulder.
The building was designed according to ideal proportions based on the golden ratio.
What counts as ideal varies across cultures and eras.
- golden ratioPhi, roughly 1.618
- golden meanIdeal moderate position
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
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- body measurementsheight, weight, waist circumference, head circumference, shoulder width
ideal proportionsmisshapen
Abnormally or poorly formed
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