DOMINANCE


Meaning of DOMINANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdä-mə-nən(t)s, ˈdäm-nən(t)s ]

noun

Date: 1819

1. : the fact or state of being dominant: as

a. : dominant position especially in a social hierarchy

b. : the property of one of a pair of alleles or traits that suppresses expression of the other in the heterozygous condition

c. : the influence or control over ecological communities exerted by a dominant

2. : functional asymmetry between a pair of bodily structures (as the right and left hands)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.