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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɒmɪnəns/ [UK], /ˈdɑmɪnəns/ [US], /ˈdɔmɪnəns/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dominance.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dominances [plural]
Etymology: From dominant + -ance. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dominant|ance}} dominant + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dominance (countable and uncountable, plural dominances)
  1. The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of being dominant): գերիշխանություն (gerišxanutʻyun) (Armenian), господство (gospodstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), преобладаване (preobladavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 優勢 (Chinese Mandarin), 优势 (yōushì) (Chinese Mandarin), 支配地位 (zhīpèi dìwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), dominance [feminine] (Czech), dominantie [feminine] (Dutch), hallinta (Finnish), domination [feminine] (French), დომინაცია (dominacia) (Georgian), დომინირება (dominireba) (Georgian), Dominanz [feminine] (German), דומיננטיות (dominant'iut) [feminine] (Hebrew), تسلط داشتن (tasalot dâštan) (Persian), dominacja [feminine] (Polish), domínio [masculine] (Portuguese), dominância [feminine] (Portuguese), controle [masculine] (Portuguese), dominanță [feminine] (Romanian), domnie [feminine] (Romanian), госпо́дство (gospódstvo) [neuter] (Russian), преоблада́ние (preobladánije) [neuter] (Russian), домини́рование (dominírovanije) [neuter] (Russian), dominans [common-gender] (Swedish), chiếm ưu thế (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-dominance-en-noun-evq7A8CV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 3 18 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 44 9 21 26 Disambiguation of 'state of being dominant': 86 1 3 10
  2. Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (being in a position over others): իշխանություն (išxanutʻyun) (Armenian), գերիշխանություն (gerišxanutʻyun) (Armenian), 統治 (Chinese Mandarin), 统治 (tǒngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), overheersing (Dutch), hallitsevuus (Finnish), dominance [feminine] (French), autorité [feminine] (French), Herrschaft [feminine] (German), domínio [masculine] (Portuguese), dominância [feminine] (Portuguese), госпо́дство (gospódstvo) [neuter] (Russian), домини́рование (dominírovanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dominance-en-noun-H3wbnfO1 Disambiguation of 'being in a position over others': 2 92 3 2
  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physiology Translations (superior development or preference for one side of the body or for one of a pair of organs): դոմինանտություն (dominantutʻyun) (Armenian), 單側性優勢 (Chinese Mandarin), 单侧性优势 (dāncèxìng yōushì) (Chinese Mandarin), dominantie [feminine] (Dutch), hallitsevuus (Finnish), dominance [feminine] (French), Dominanz [feminine] (German), dominância [feminine] (Portuguese), домина́нтность (dominántnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), домини́рование (dominírovanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dominance-en-noun-oeu4EvQK Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences Disambiguation of 'superior development or preference for one side of the body or for one of a pair of organs': 2 1 93 4
  4. (biology, genetics) of an allele, the degree to which it expresses its phenotype when heterozygous, such as whether it is dominant or recessive. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Genetics Translations (property of a gene): դոմինանտություն (dominantutʻyun) (Armenian), доминантност (dominantnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 顯性 (Chinese Mandarin), 显性 (xiǎnxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), dominantie [feminine] (Dutch), dominoivuus (Finnish), dominance [feminine] (French), Dominanz [feminine] (German), dominância [feminine] (Portuguese), dominanță [feminine] (Romanian), домина́нтность (dominántnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), домини́рование (dominírovanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dominance-en-noun-1xNv3tb9 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'property of a gene': 28 5 13 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: codominance, dominancy, incomplete dominance, overdominance

Noun [French]

Forms: dominances [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} dominance f (plural dominances)
  1. dominance Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-dominance-fr-noun-MhdO4OGH Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "property of a gene",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dominance"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "property of a gene",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dominanz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "property of a gene",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dominância"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "property of a gene",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dominanță"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dominántnostʹ",
      "sense": "property of a gene",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "домина́нтность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dominírovanije",
      "sense": "property of a gene",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "домини́рование"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "dominance"
  ],
  "word": "dominance"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dominances",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "dominance f (plural dominances)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French feminine nouns",
        "French lemmas",
        "French nouns",
        "Rhymes:French/ɑ̃s",
        "Rhymes:French/ɑ̃s/3 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dominance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dominance",
          "dominance#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑ̃s"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dominance"
}

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