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The meaning of PREPONDERANT is having superior weight, force, or influence. How to use preponderant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Preponderant.
The class forces fundamentally involved in a scientific controversy are research teams, even if it is their respective heads (bearers of the relation of ownership) who play the preponderant role. From the Cambridge English Corpus
noun or preˈponderancy. preponderantly (preˈponderantly) adverb. Word origin. L praeponderans, prp. preponderant in American English. (prɪˈpɑndərənt) adjective. superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing. a preponderant misconception. SYNONYMS overpowering, overruling, major, dominant.
If it originates outside the doer, then this preponderant is either efficient or it is not. From the Cambridge English Corpus. This preponderant, in other words, would rely on some other (efficient) preponderant, which alone would be responsible for bringing the act into existence. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
Definitions of preponderant. adjective. having superior power or influence. synonyms: overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderating, prepotent. dominant. exercising influence or control. Cite this entry.
pre·pon·der·ant. (prĭ-pŏn′dər-ənt) adj. 1. Having superior force, importance, or influence: "No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power" (Samuel Eliot Morison). 2. Having greater weight; heavier. pre·pon′der·ant·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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Definition of preponderant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
