golden section

golden section

noun

Definition of GOLDEN SECTION

: a proportion (as one involving a line divided into two segments or the length and width of a rectangle and their sum) in which the ratio of the whole to the larger part is the same as the ratio of the larger part to the smaller

First Known Use of GOLDEN SECTION

1875

Rhymes with GOLDEN SECTION

by-election, circumspection, conic section, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, fuel injection, genuflection, imperfection, indirection, insurrection, intellection, interjection, intersection, introjection, introspection, kin selection, misdirection, predilection, preselection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reinfection, resurrection, retroflexion, retrospection, self-reflection, stage direction, vivisection, yeast infection