preponderationn.

Brit.

/prᵻˌpɒndəˈreɪʃn/, U.S.

/prəˌpɑndəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praeponderatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin praeponderatio fact of exceeding in weight (4th or 5th cent.), heavy weight (1377 in a British source) < classical Latin praeponderāt- , past participial stem of praeponderāre preponder v.¹ + -iō -ion suffix¹. In sense 2 probably after preponderate v.² Compare preponderancy n.

1. The action or fact of preponderating; greater weight, power, influence, etc.; preponderance, predominance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [noun]

predominy?a1475

weight1569

predomination1592

predominance1595

predominancy1598

ascendant1607

predominion1607

prepotency1623

overweight1626

overbearance1639

preponderation1650

prepollency1663

preponderancy1689

the transcendent1691

overpoise1697

preponderance1704

prepollence1730

the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > property of being heavy > greater heaviness

preponderancy1646

preponderation1650

preponderance1681

1650 S. Gott Ess. True Happines Man 166 Philosophers seem to weigh our Virtues with our Vices, and according to the preponderation of either, denominate us Good or Bad.

1653 R. Baxter Right Method Settled Peace 103 If..the scales be turned but with one grain,..its preponderation is with great wavering and mobility.

1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. xviii. 299 See on which Side the Preponderation falls.

1821 Examiner 77/1 We are scarcely conscious of the defects that are involved in the large preponderation of excellence.

1853 W. H. Rule Brand of Dominic xxiii. 224 That was Viterbo, a place under the preponderation of ecclesiastical influence.

1947 Ecol. Monogr. 17 371/1 Predominancy of full moon spring tides alternates with preponderation of new moon spring tides a couple of years later.

1983 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 466 10 Decentralization tends to favor the preponderation of established interests in the relative absence of competition.

2004 Amer. Scientist (Nexis) 1 May 203 The gradual preponderation of conforming individuals within the group, would obviously feed back and influence the development of the cultural mechanisms,..making the system more robust.

†2. The adding of weight to one side; an inclination, a bias. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > greater inclination or bias

poise1615

preponderationa1652

biasing1652

a1652 A. Wilson Hist. Great Brit. (1653) 201 Which preponderation of His puts them in Æqui-librio.

1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 25 The only probable ballance to their mutinous preponderations.

1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will i. i. 4 In every Act, or going forth of the Will, there is some Preponderation of the Mind or Inclination, one Way rather than another.

1799 C. Winter in W. Jay Mem. & Lett. (1843) 43 In such a state of preponderation as to be uncertain which way the balance will turn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	preponderation
释义	preponderationn. Brit. /prᵻˌpɒndəˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /prəˌpɑndəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praeponderatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin praeponderatio fact of exceeding in weight (4th or 5th cent.), heavy weight (1377 in a British source) < classical Latin praeponderāt- , past participial stem of praeponderāre preponder v.¹ + -iō -ion suffix¹. In sense 2 probably after preponderate v.² Compare preponderancy n. 1. The action or fact of preponderating; greater weight, power, influence, etc.; preponderance, predominance. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [noun] predominy?a1475 weight1569 predomination1592 predominance1595 predominancy1598 ascendant1607 predominion1607 prepotency1623 overweight1626 overbearance1639 preponderation1650 prepollency1663 preponderancy1689 the transcendent1691 overpoise1697 preponderance1704 prepollence1730 the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > [noun] > property of being heavy > greater heaviness preponderancy1646 preponderation1650 preponderance1681 1650 S. Gott Ess. True Happines Man 166 Philosophers seem to weigh our Virtues with our Vices, and according to the preponderation of either, denominate us Good or Bad. 1653 R. Baxter Right Method Settled Peace 103 If..the scales be turned but with one grain,..its preponderation is with great wavering and mobility. 1741 I. Watts Improvem. Mind i. xviii. 299 See on which Side the Preponderation falls. 1821 Examiner 77/1 We are scarcely conscious of the defects that are involved in the large preponderation of excellence. 1853 W. H. Rule Brand of Dominic xxiii. 224 That was Viterbo, a place under the preponderation of ecclesiastical influence. 1947 Ecol. Monogr. 17 371/1 Predominancy of full moon spring tides alternates with preponderation of new moon spring tides a couple of years later. 1983 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 466 10 Decentralization tends to favor the preponderation of established interests in the relative absence of competition. 2004 Amer. Scientist (Nexis) 1 May 203 The gradual preponderation of conforming individuals within the group, would obviously feed back and influence the development of the cultural mechanisms,..making the system more robust. †2. The adding of weight to one side; an inclination, a bias. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > greater inclination or bias poise1615 preponderationa1652 biasing1652 a1652 A. Wilson Hist. Great Brit. (1653) 201 Which preponderation of His puts them in Æqui-librio. 1667 E. Waterhouse Short Narr. Fire London 25 The only probable ballance to their mutinous preponderations. 1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will i. i. 4 In every Act, or going forth of the Will, there is some Preponderation of the Mind or Inclination, one Way rather than another. 1799 C. Winter in W. Jay Mem. & Lett. (1843) 43 In such a state of preponderation as to be uncertain which way the balance will turn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1650
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