golden section

English - Turkish

Definition of golden section in English Turkish dictionary

(Madencilik) altın kesit

altın bölüm

English - English

Definition of golden section in English English dictionary

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

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

A ratio, observed especially in the fine arts, between the two dimensions of a plane figure or the two divisions of a line such that the smaller is to the larger as the larger is to the sum of the two, a ratio of roughly three to five

Related Terms

golden ratio/rectangle/section

Numerical proportion considered to be an aesthetic ideal in classical design. It refers to the ratio of the base to the height of a rectangle or to the division of a line segment into two in such a way that the ratio of the shorter part to the longer is equal to that of the longer to the whole. It works out to about 1.61803: 1. A rectangle constructed from golden sections (segments in this ratio) is called a golden rectangle

Hyphenation

gold·en sec·tion

Turkish pronunciation

gōldın sekşın

Pronunciation

/ˈgōldən ˈseksʜən/ /ˈɡoʊldən ˈsɛkʃən/