domain

do·main  (d-mn)

n.

1. A territory over which rule or control is exercised.

2. A sphere of activity, concern, or function; a field: the domain of history. See Synonyms at field.

3. Physics Any of numerous contiguous regions in a ferromagnetic material in which the direction of spontaneous magnetization is uniform and different from that in neighboring regions.

4. Law

a. The land of one with paramount title and absolute ownership.

b. Public domain.

5. Mathematics

a. The set of all possible values of an independent variable of a function.

b. An open connected set that contains at least one point.

6. Computer Science A group of networked computers that share a common communications address.

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[French domaine, blend of Old French demaine (from Late Latin dominicum) and Latin dominium, property, both from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

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domain

Noun

1. a particular area of activity or interest

2. land under one ruler or government

3. Computers a group of computers that have the same suffix in their names on the internet, specifying the country, type of institution, etc. where they are located

4. NZ a public park [French domaine]

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domain  (d-mn)

1. Mathematics The set of all values that an independent variable of a function can have. In the function y = 2x, the set of values that x (the independent variable) can have is the domain. Compare range.

2. Computer Science A group of networked computers that share a common communications address.

3. Biology A division of organisms that ranks above a kingdom in systems of classification that are based on shared similarities in DNA sequences rather than shared structural similarities. In these systems, there are three domains: the archaea, the bacteria, and the eukaryotes.

4. Physics A region in a ferromagnetic substance in which the substance is magnetized with the same polarization throughout.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	domain - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" arena, sphere, orbit, area, field environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" distaff - the sphere of work by women front - a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" kingdom, realm, land - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" lap - an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap" political arena, political sphere - a sphere of intense political activity preserve - a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" province, responsibility - the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
	2.	domain - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" demesne, land country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" archduchy - the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess barony - the domain of a baron duchy, dukedom - the domain controlled by a duke or duchess earldom - the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess emirate - the domain controlled by an emir empire, imperium - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised fiefdom - the domain controlled by a feudal lord grand duchy - the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess viscounty - the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess khanate - the realm of a khan realm, kingdom - the domain ruled by a king or queen principality, princedom - territory ruled by a prince sheikdom, sheikhdom - the domain ruled by a sheik suzerainty - the domain of a suzerain region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
	3.	domain - (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined domain of a function math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
	4.	domain - people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world" world social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" academe, academia - the academic world Grub Street - the world of literary hacks
	5.	domain - the content of a particular field of knowledge knowledge base, knowledge domain cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" realm, region - a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" scientific knowledge - knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge"

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domain

noun area, field, department, discipline, sphere, realm, speciality

Translations

domain [dəˈmeɪn] n (fig) → campo, competencia (= land); dominios mpl

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domain [dəˈmeɪn] n (also fig) → domaine m

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domain [dəˈmeɪn] n → Bereich m;

(empire) → Reich nt

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domain [dəˈmeɪn] n → dominio;

(fig) → campo, sfera