golden section

noun

: a proportion (such 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

Examples of golden section in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new species is described as having tan fur with reddish-brown and golden sections and a forearm length of just under an inch and a half, the study said. —Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025

There are silkscreened golden sections, their patterning vaguely recalling that of a crosshatched gate depicted nearby that just barely contains overflowing peonies. —Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025

Within poplar trees, for example, researchers modeling the golden section in plants found that the angle between a poplar branch shooting off a main stem was 34.4 degrees – which, when corresponding to a 90 degree angle, satisfied the golden ratio. 4. —Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024

Modeling golden section in plants Bulletin of the Centre for Research and Interdisciplinary Study. —Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for golden section

• circumspection
• disaffection
• disconnection
• disinfection
• dorsiflexion
• imperfection
• indirection
• insurrection
• intellection
• interjection
• intersection
• introjection