Main Entry: dom·i·nance

Pronunciation: \ˈdä-mə-nən(t)s, ˈdäm-nən(t)s\

Function: 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)