dominance

English

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Noun

dominance (plural dominances)

1. The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
   • 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, BBC Sport:

     But with the lively Dos Santos pulling the strings behind strikers Pavlyuchenko and Defoe, Spurs controlled the first half without finding the breakthrough their dominance deserved.

2. Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
3. 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. The property of a gene such that it supresses the expression of its allele.

Derived terms

• cross-dominance
• dominancy

Translations

state of being dominant

• Bulgarian: господство (bg) n (gospodstvo), преобладаване (bg) n (preobladavane)
• Czech: dominance (cs) f
• Dutch: dominantie (nl) f
• Finnish: hallinta (fi)
• German: Dominanz (de) f
• Hebrew: דומיננטיות (he) (dominant'iut) f

• Persian: تسلط داشتن (fa) (tasalot dâştan)
• Polish: dominacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: domínio (pt) m, dominância (pt) f, controle (pt) m
• Russian: господство (ru) (gospódstvo) n , преобладание (ru) (preobladánije) n , доминирование (ru) (dominírovanije) n 
• Vietnamese: chiếm ưu thế (vi)

being in a position over others

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• Dutch: overheersing (nl)
• Finnish: hallitsevuus (fi)
• French: dominance (fr) f
• German: Herrschaft (de) f

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• Portuguese: domínio (pt) m, dominância (pt) f
• Russian: господство (ru) (gospódstvo) n , доминирование (ru) (dominírovanije) n 
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superior development or preference for one side of the body or for one of a pair of organs

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• Portuguese: dominância (pt) f
• Russian: доминантность (ru) (dominántnost') f , доминирование (ru) (dominírovanije) n 
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property of a gene

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• Chinese: 显性 (cmn)

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• Dutch: dominantie (nl) f
• Finnish: dominoivuus (fi)
• French: dominance (fr) f
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• Portuguese: dominância (pt) f
• Russian: доминантность (ru) (dominántnost') f , доминирование (ru) (dominírovanije) n 
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French

Noun

dominance f (plural dominances)

1. dominance