dominance (redirected from dominancy)

dom·i·nance  (dm-nns)

n.

The condition or fact of being dominant.

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dominance [ˈdɒmɪnəns]

n

control; ascendancy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dominance - superior development of one side of the body laterality bodily property - an attribute of the body
	2.	dominance - 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" ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" ascendant, ascendent - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" supremacy, domination, mastery - power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" predominance, predomination, prepotency - the state of being predominant over others dominion, rule - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" regulation - the state of being controlled or governed absolutism, despotism, tyranny - dominance through threat of punishment and violence monopoly - exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"
	3.	dominance - 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 genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
	4.	dominance - 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" authority, potency, authorization, authorisation, say-so power of appointment - authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property control - power to direct or determine; "under control" carte blanche - complete freedom or authority to act command - the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command" imperium - supreme authority; absolute dominion lordship - the authority of a lord muscle - authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign" sovereignty - the authority of a state to govern another state

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dominance

noun control, government, power, rule, authority, command, sway, domination, supremacy, mastery, ascendancy, paramountcy They're unpopular for their dominance over the community.

Translations

dominance [ˈdɒmɪnəns] N

1. (= supremacy) [of person] → dominio m (over sobre) [of class, nation] → dominio m, dominación f (over sobre)

2. (= predominance) → predominio m

3. (Bio, Ecol) [of gene, species, male] → dominancia f

dominance [ˈdɒmɪnəns] n (= supremacy) → domination f
dominance over sb → domination sur qn
to maintain its dominance [company, country, team] → maintenir sa domination

dominance

n → Vorherrschaft f (→ over über +acc), → Dominanz f (→ over über +acc) (also Biol)

dominance [ˈdɒmɪnəns] n (influence) → influenza; (pre-eminence) → predominio

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dominance [ˈdɒmɪnəns] n (influence) → influenza; (pre-eminence) → predominio