preponderant

preponderant
Synonyms and related words:
arch, ascendant, at the head, banner, boss, capital, cardinal, central, champion, chief, commanding, controlling, crowning, dominant, first, focal, foremost, general, governing, great, head, headmost, hegemonic, hegemonistic, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in the ascendant, leading, magisterial, main, master, on the throne, overbearing, overruling, paramount, predominant, predominate, preeminent, prepollent, preponderate, prepotent, prevailing, prevalent, primal, primary, prime, principal, ranking, regnant, regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, ruling, sovereign, star, stellar, supereminent, supreme, swaying, topflight

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  • prépondérant — prépondérant, ante [ prepɔ̃derɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1723; lat. præponderans, de præponderare « peser plus, l emporter » ♦ Qui a plus de poids, qui l emporte en autorité, en influence. ⇒ dominant, supérieur. Rôle prépondérant. « La place prépondérante… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Preponderant — Pre*pon der*ant, a. [L. praeponderans, antis: cf. F. pr[ e]pond[ e]rant. See {Preponderate}.] Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing; used literally and figuratively; as, a preponderant weight; of preponderant importance. {Pre*pon der*ant*ly} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prépondérant — prépondérant, ante (pré pon dé ran, ran t ) adj. 1°   Qui a plus de poids qu un autre ; qui est supérieur par la considération. •   Sans le voyage de Vasco de Gama, Venise devenait la puissance prépondérante de l Europe, VOLT. Moeurs, 141.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • preponderant — PREPONDERÁNT, Ă adj. v. preponderent. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  PREPONDERÁNT, Ă adj. v. preponderent. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • preponderant — index cardinal (basic), cardinal (outstanding), compelling, dominant, influential, predominant …   Law dictionary

  • preponderant — mid 15c., from L. praeponderantem, prp. of praeponderare (see PREPONDERATE (Cf. preponderate)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • preponderant — preponderant, preponderating *dominant, predominant, paramount, sovereign Analogous words: *supreme, preeminent, transcendent, surpassing: outstanding, salient, signal (see NOTICEABLE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • preponderant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ predominant in influence, number, or importance. DERIVATIVES preponderance noun preponderantly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • preponderant — [prē pän′dər ənt, pripän′dər ənt] adj. [L praeponderans, prp.] that preponderates; greater in amount, weight, power, influence, importance, etc.; predominant SYN. DOMINANT preponderance n. preponderancy preponderantly adv …   English World dictionary

  • preponderant — adjective Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing; used literally and figuratively; as, a preponderant weight; of preponderant importance …   Wiktionary

  • preponderant — preponderantly, adv. /pri pon deuhr euhnt/, adj. superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception. [1650 60; < L praeponderant (s. of praeponderans), prp. of praeponderare to outweigh. See PRE , PONDER …   Universalium

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