Dominance

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdÉ’mɪnÉ™ns/
• US IPA: /ˈdɑːmɪnÉ™ns/

Origin

From dominant + -ance.

Full definition of dominance

Noun

1. The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
• 2011, September 29, Jon Smith, Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers, 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. (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) The property of a gene such that it suppresses the expression of its allele.

Derived terms

• cross-dominance
• dominancy