Preponderation
11preponderate — I. verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare, from prae + ponder , pondus weight more at pendant Date: 1623 intransitive verb 1. to exceed in weight 2. to exceed in influence, power, or importance 3 …
12majority — ma·jor·i·ty /mə jȯr ə tē/ n pl ties 1 a: legal age b: the status of one who has reached legal age 2 a: a number or quantity greater than half of a total compare plu …
13preponderance — I noun dominance, domination, majority, outweighing, paramountcy, plurality, predominance, predomination, preeminence, prepollence, prepollency, preponderancy, preponderation, prevalence, superiority associated concepts: preponderance of the… …
14generality — I (bulk) noun better part, biggest part, body, common run, greater part, greatest number, largest part, main body, main part, majority, mass, predominant part, preponderance, preponderancy, preponderation, principal part, universality II (vague… …
15superiority — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Greater excellence Nouns 1. superiority; excellence (see goodness); majority, plurality; advantage; preponderance, preponderation; vantage point or ground, prevalence, partiality; lead, gain; nobility.… …
16Superiority — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Supremacy. < N PARAG:Superiority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 superiority superiority majority Sgm: N 1 greatness greatness &c. 31 Sgm: N 1 advantage advantage Sgm: N 1 pull pull Sgm: N 1 preponderance …
17sway — I. v. a. 1. Move, wield, swing, wave, brandish, poise, balance. 2. Bias, bend, turn. 3. Rule, govern, direct, guide, control, influence. 4. (Naut.) Hoist, raise. II. v. n. 1. Govern, bear rule, reign …
18preponderate — /prəˈpɒndəreɪt / (say pruh ponduhrayt), /pri / (say pree ) verb (i) (preponderated, preponderating) 1. to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier. 2. to incline downwards or descend, as one scale or end of a balance, because of greater… …
19preponderate — [prē pän′dər āt΄, pripän′dər āt΄] vi. preponderated, preponderating [< L praeponderatus, pp. of praeponderare < prae , before + ponderare, to weigh < pondus, weight: see POUND1] 1. Now Rare to weigh more; be heavier 2. to sink or incline …
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