English

Detailed Synonyms for dominance in English

dominance:

dominance [the ~] nom

  1. the dominance
    the supremacy; the superiority; the ascendancy; the dominance
  2. the dominance
    – superior development of one side of the body 1
    the dominance; the laterality
    – superior development of one side of the body 1
  3. the dominance
    – the power or right to give orders or make decisions 1
    the authority; the authorization; the authorisation; the dominance; the potency; the say-so
    – the power or right to give orders or make decisions 1
    • authority [the ~] nom
      • he has the authority to issue warrants1
    • authorization [the ~] nom, américain
      • deputies are given authorization to make arrests1
    • authorisation [the ~] nom, britannique
    • dominance [the ~] nom
    • potency [the ~] nom
      • a place of potency in the state1
    • say-so [the ~] nom
  4. the 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 1
    the 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 1
  5. the dominance
    – the state that exists when one person or group has power over another 1
    the control; the ascendancy; the dominance; the ascendency; the ascendance; the ascendence
    – the state that exists when one person or group has power over another 1

Alternate Synonyms for "dominance":


Related Definitions for "dominance":

  1. superior development of one side of the body1
  2. the power or right to give orders or make decisions1
  3. 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 not1
  4. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another1
    • her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her1