Definitions for ratio

ratio ra·tio

Spelling: [rey-shoh, -shee-oh]
IPA: /ˈreɪ ʃoʊ, -ʃiˌoʊ/

Ratio is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 72 anagrams from letters in ratio (aiort).

Definitions for ratio

noun

  1. the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
  2. proportional relation; rate:
  3. Finance. the relative value of gold and silver in a bimetallic currency system.

Origin of ratio

1630-40; Latin ratiō a reckoning, account, calculation, derivative (see -tion) of the base of rērī to judge, think

Examples for ratio

Business will increase largely, and the ratio of expenses will decrease.

From that, they extracted the ratio of the number of deuterium atoms to the number of hydrogen atoms.

Just what the ratio of the curve should be is a matter of contention.

The beauty of the project comes from the ratio of professional artists, recreational artists, and just creative people.

This ratio is phenomenally large, and should not be taken as a guide by amateurs.

But few of us understand just what the ratio of increase is, or how it is caused.

During an emergency that ratio could be allowed to drop to 8.5 people per orbit.

Two years ago, Asian American voters voted for Obama over Romney by a ratio of more than 3-to-1.

However, the Air Force is so strapped for people that the ratio has dropped below even that reduced level.

Take any ratio of percentage you please and something should have got us.

Word Value for ratio
Scrable

5

Words with friends

5

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