Associations to the word «Dominance»
Noun
- Hierarchy
- Allele
- Hegemony
- Aggression
- Phenotype
- Kilkenny
- Submission
- Imperialism
- Wexford
- Hemisphere
- Superiority
- Feminist
- Testosterone
- Tipperary
- Leinster
- Colonialism
- Spasm
- Primate
- Ideology
- Chimpanzee
- Supremacy
- Variance
- Elite
- Mating
- Worldview
- Emergence
- Cortex
- Nance
- Bondage
- Domination
- Wasp
- Trait
- Harem
- Rivalry
- Pap
- Sparta
- Confucianism
- Raptor
- Turkic
- Capitalism
- Oppression
- Mediterranean
- Feminism
- Monopoly
- Isolation
- Polity
- Sunni
- Arousal
- Inequality
- Brahmin
- Struggle
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
DOMINANCE, noun. The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
DOMINANCE, noun. Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
DOMINANCE, noun. (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.
DOMINANCE, noun. (biology) (genetics) The property of a gene such that it suppresses the expression of its allele.
Dictionary definition
DOMINANCE, noun. Superior development of one side of the body.
DOMINANCE, noun. 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".
DOMINANCE, noun. 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.
DOMINANCE, noun. 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".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.