dominance

«dominance» in Mova's school dictionary: having more power, control or importance than others — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (dominance; uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Dominance is having more power, control or importance than others. tree →

2) In sport, dominance means being much better than other teams over a long time. tree →

3) (science) In genetics, dominance is when one version of a gene shows instead of another. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science it appears in animal groups (the dominant wolf) and in genetics (dominant and recessive genes, for example eye colour). In sports reports, «total dominance» of a match. In history, the dominance of an empire. Phrases: «total dominance», «dominance over», «a position of dominance».

examples

• The team showed its dominance by winning every match. tree →
• Wolves show dominance with body language. tree →
• The dominance of the empire lasted for centuries. tree →
• Hand dominance means whether you are left- or right-handed. tree →
• The gene for brown eyes shows dominance over the gene for blue eyes. tree →
• The big dog tried to show dominance over the puppy. tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective «dominant»; verb «dominate». Do not confuse with «domination» (taking control, often by force) though they are close. Myth: «alpha wolf» stories are simplified; wild wolf packs are mostly families.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dominance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.