What does dominance mean?
Definitions for dominance
dom·i·nance
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Princeton's WordNet
laterality, dominancenoun
superior development of one side of the body
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"
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
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"
Wiktionary
dominancenoun
The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
dominancenoun
Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
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.
dominancenoun
The property of a gene such that it supresses the expression of its allele.
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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 Dictionary
Dominancenoun
alt. of Dominancy
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Rank popularity for the word 'dominance' in Nouns Frequency: #2841
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demicanon
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dominance in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dominance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of dominance in a Sentence
Man has created God in his image which gives him dominance over everything else: Birds, lions, trees and women.
Nucleus Research analyst Daniel Elman:
With this change in consumer behavior likely to remain permanent, and Amazon's accelerating shipping and fulfillment speeds, the company's dominance as the go-to platform for e-commerce will remain unchallenged.
It's gratifying that the 3rd Circuit agreed with our argument and recognized that the existing interpretation of product liability law in Pennsylvania was not addressing the reality, the dominance that Amazon has in the marketplace.
Another important parallel for modern observers is that consumers actually enjoyed lower prices during the height of Standard Oil's dominance.
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.
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- господство, преобладаванеBulgarian
- dominanceCzech
- dominansDanish
- Dominanz, HerrschaftGerman
- dominioSpanish
- تسلط داشتنPersian
- hallitsevuus, dominoivuus, hallintaFinnish
- dominanceFrench
- דומיננטיותHebrew
- դոմինանտություն, իշխանությունArmenian
- dominationemLatin
- dominantie, overheersingDutch
- dominacjaPolish
- controle, domínio, dominânciaPortuguese
- господство, преобладание, доминантность, доминированиеRussian
- chiếm ưu thếVietnamese
- 霸主地位Chinese
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