If a building, mountain, or other object dominates an area, it is so large or impressive that you cannot avoid seeing it. It's one of the biggest buildings in this area, and it really dominates this whole place
A relationship between two sensitivity levels, two information levels, or an information and sensitivity level The term "dominates" is equivalent to the phrase "higher than or equal to "
have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" be in control; rule the roost; "Her husband completely dominates her" look down on; "The villa dominates the town
To be at least as good as in all respects One play is said to dominate another (similar) play if it is as good as the other play by any measure of comparison Spotting dominated plays can reduce the total number of plays to choose among in a given position
Security level S1 is said to dominate security level S2 if the hierarchical classification of S1 is greater than or equal to that of S2 and the non-hierarchical categories of S1 include all those of S2 as a subset
To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it. The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists No single factor appears to dominate. + domination domi·na·tion the domination of the market by a small number of organizations
A starting hand that will almost always beat another starting hand is said to dominate that hand For example, in hold'em, AK dominates K2 Most of the time K2 makes a playable hand, AK will make a better hand However, a 2 might still spoil the party
If one country or person dominates another, they have power over them. Women are no longer dominated by the men in their relationships The countries of Eastern Europe immediately started to dominate. + domination domi·na·tion They had five centuries of domination by the Romans