Definitions for dominance
dom·i·nance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. laterality, dominancenoun

   superior development of one side of the body

2. dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, controlnoun

   the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

   "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

3. dominancenoun

   the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not

4. authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-sonoun

   the power or right to give orders or make decisions

   "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dominancenoun

   The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.

2. dominancenoun

   Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.

3. dominancenoun

   The superior development or preference for one side of the body or of one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.

4. dominancenoun

   The property of a gene such that it supresses the expression of its allele.

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1. dominance

   Dominance refers to the state or condition of being superior, commanding, or prevailing over others in terms of power, influence, position, or control. In biology, it refers to how certain traits or genes are expressed over others in an inherited characteristic, given by two different alleles of a gene pair. In the social context, dominance refers to a hierarchical arrangement of individuals within a group, who possesses more social status or control.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dominancenoun

   alt. of Dominancy

Matched Categories

1. • Bodily Property
   • Genetics
   • Organic Phenomenon

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dominance' in Nouns Frequency: #2841

Anagrams for dominance »

1. demicanon

How to pronounce dominance?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dominance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dominance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dominance in a Sentence

1. Mohamed Hamouda:

   From the viewpoint of (those who) who fought the Muslim Brotherhood ... and the terrorism that we saw in our Egypt on their hands and their attempted religious dictatorship, the Al Jazeera channel was (the) right and left hand of the (Muslim Brotherhood) group, al Jazeera has always been the arm moving the extremist operations and the coup operations -- not in the pursuit of democracy as you Westerners want but in the pursuit of regional dominance for a small state.

2. Tara Stoinski:

   Being able to observe Poppy over so many stages of life gave researchers a wealth of knowledge, tara Stoinski taught us so much about the rich social and reproductive lives of female gorillas, their dominance structure, and of course, their personalities.

3. Charlotte Slaiman:

   FUTURISTIC FLYING CAR HOVERS ABOUT THE GROUND FOR ABOUT A MINUTE Big Tech firms could face stiff penalties under a new bill. APPLE ENDS PRACTICE OF SIRI CONTRACTORS LISTENING IN ON USERS Attorney General William Barrs Justice Department has opened a broad antitrust inquiry into potentially anti-competitive behavior from Amazon, Google and Facebook. Without the discipline of meaningful market-based competition, digital platforms may act in ways that are not responsive to consumer demands, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Antitrust Division said in a previously released statement. The Departments antitrust review will explore these important issues. According to the Democratic senators, their legistation has the backing of several consumer watchdog and antitrust policy groups. Senator Klobuchars legislation will put new teeth into our antitrust laws by empowering enforcers and courts to impose significant financial penalties when a corporation abuses its dominance in the marketplace.

4. Morgan Stanley analysts:

   In our view, the rationale for owning the information and key index provider in the shipping market makes sense especially given Singapore's position as a trading hub, SGX's dominance of the iron ore contract and efforts to develop LNG trading, we see the potential for SGX to develop more products if it were to own Baltic Exchange.

5. Mike Day:

   Everybody expects, every time she steps in the start gate — no matter the event, no matter the preparation, no matter anything — that she’s going to win the race. And that’s an unreal expectation. She’s dealt with that her entire career, to a certain extent, but obviously, more recently, in the last few years that she has shown dominance.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dominance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dominance
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dominance