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单词 preponderance
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preponderance


pre·pon·der·ance

P0530400 (prĭ-pŏn′dər-əns) also pre·pon·der·an·cy (-ən-sē)n. Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.

preponderance

(prɪˈpɒndərəns) or

preponderancy

nthe quality of being greater in weight, force, influence, etc: the preponderance of right-handed people.

pre•pon•der•ance

(prɪˈpɒn dər əns)

also pre•pon′der•an•cy,



n. the fact or quality of being preponderant.
Thesaurus
Noun1.preponderance - superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
2.preponderance - a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"prevalencenumber, figure - the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
3.preponderance - exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"heaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"

preponderance

noun1. predominance, instance, dominance, prevalence the huge preponderance of males among homeless people2. greater part, mass, bulk, weight, lion's share, greater numbers, extensiveness The preponderance of the evidence strongly supports his guilt.3. domination, power, sway, superiority, supremacy, dominion, ascendancy In 1965, the preponderance of West Germany over East had become even greater.

preponderance

noun1. The condition or fact of being dominant:ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, paramountcy, predominance, preeminence, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy.2. The greatest part or portion:bulk, mass, preponderancy, weight.
Translations
prépondérancepreponderanza

preponderance


pre·pon·der·ance

(prē-pon'dĕr-ăns), Quality of outweighing, or exceeding in extent or importance.

pre·pon·der·ance

(prē-pon'dĕr-ăns) Quality of outweighing, or exceeding in extent or importance.

preponderance


Related to preponderance: Preponderance of evidence
  • noun

Synonyms for preponderance

noun predominance

Synonyms

  • predominance
  • instance
  • dominance
  • prevalence

noun greater part

Synonyms

  • greater part
  • mass
  • bulk
  • weight
  • lion's share
  • greater numbers
  • extensiveness

noun domination

Synonyms

  • domination
  • power
  • sway
  • superiority
  • supremacy
  • dominion
  • ascendancy

Synonyms for preponderance

noun the condition or fact of being dominant

Synonyms

  • ascendance
  • ascendancy
  • dominance
  • domination
  • paramountcy
  • predominance
  • preeminence
  • preponderancy
  • prepotency
  • supremacy

noun the greatest part or portion

Synonyms

  • bulk
  • mass
  • preponderancy
  • weight

Synonyms for preponderance

noun superiority in power or influence

Related Words

  • power
  • powerfulness

noun a superiority in numbers or amount

Synonyms

  • prevalence

Related Words

  • number
  • figure

noun exceeding in heaviness

Related Words

  • heaviness
  • weightiness
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