dominance

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Etymology

From dominant + -ance.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdɒmɪnəns/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdɑmɪnəns/
• (Australia) IPA: /ˈdɔmɪnəns/

Noun

dominance

1. The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
2. Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
3. (physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
4. (biology, genetics) of an allele, the degree to which it expresses its phenotype when heterozygous, such as whether it is dominant or recessive.

Translations

• French: domination
• German: Dominanz
• Portuguese: domínio, dominância, controle
• Russian: госпо́дство

Translations

• French: dominance, autorité
• German: Herrschaft
• Portuguese: domínio, dominância
• Russian: госпо́дство

Translations

• French: dominance
• German: Dominanz
• Portuguese: dominância
• Russian: домина́нтность

Translations

• French: dominance
• German: Dominanz
• Portuguese: dominância
• Russian: домина́нтность

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