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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for dominance »

1. demicanon

How to pronounce dominance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   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

   South African

How to say dominance in sign language?

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. Georgette Tan:

   Companies with more women in leadership outperform those who do not, so the male dominance of leadership roles should be concerning, they are beginning to understand why integrating talented women into leadership structures is imperative for sustainable economic growth and innovation in both developed and developing markets.

2. Pete Holiday:

   Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope.

3. Kit Opie:

   This happens when they don’t know each other, after a while they fall into a dominance hierarchy with an alpha male but if they don’t know each other then there is often aggression while they establish that.

4. John Rogers:

   I would be surprised if a strike doesnt come about because I think each side has a real interest in demonstrating the dominance of their positions.

5. Ian Haney Lopez:

   I love that formulation. Power is shifting away from White 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
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dominance