preponderance
11prépondérance — (pré pon dé ran s ) s. f. 1° Supériorité de poids. • L air n est pas contenu dans l eau sous sa forme ordinaire ; puisqu il est 850 fois plus léger, il serait forcé d en sortir par la seule nécessité de la prépondérance de l eau, BUFF. Hist.… …
12preponderance — [[t]prɪpɒ̱ndərəns[/t]] N SING: usu N of n If there is a preponderance of one type of person or thing in a group, there is more of that type than of any other. ...a preponderance of bright, middle class children in one group. ...Bath, with its… …
13preponderance — noun formal a preponderance of if there is a preponderance of people or things of a particular type in a group, there are more of that type than of any others: There is a preponderance of female students in the music department …
14preponderance — noun 1) the preponderance of women among older people Syn: prevalence, predominance, dominance 2) the preponderance of the evidence Syn: bulk, majority, larger part, best/better part 3) the preponderance of the unions …
15Prépondérance — La prépondérance est un principe juridique qui sert à réconcilier des lois conflictuelles ou contradictoires au sein d un état fédéral. Là où le gouvernement central et les gouvernements des états fédérés ont tous deux le pouvoir de légiférer… …
16preponderance — /pri pon deuhr euhns/, n. the fact or quality of being preponderant; superiority in weight, power, numbers, etc.: The preponderance of votes is against the proposal. Also, preponderancy. [1675 85; PREPONDER(ANT) + ANCE] Syn. predominance,… …
17preponderance — noun a) Excess or superiority of weight, influence, or power, etc.; an outweighing. But even less disgruntled observers have insisted that pain and un pleasure are more common in dreams than pleasure: for instance, Scholz (1893, 57), Volkelt… …
18preponderance — pre|pon|der|ance [ prı pand(ə)rəns ] noun singular FORMAL most of the people or things in a group: A preponderance of the students in the program came from overseas …
19preponderance — UK [prɪˈpɒnd(ə)rəns] / US [prɪˈpɑnd(ə)rəns] noun [singular] formal most of the people or things in a group A preponderance of the students on the course came from overseas …
20preponderance — preponderant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ predominant in influence, number, or importance. DERIVATIVES preponderance noun preponderantly adverb …
