preponderance

Plural: preponderances

Noun

• superiority in power or influence
  • "the preponderance of good over evil"
  • "the preponderance of wealth and power"
• a superiority in numbers or amount
  • "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
• exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
  • "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
• Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
• Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.
• Greater physical weight.
• Greater physical weight.
• The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.

Synonyms

prevalence, preponderancy, preponderation, weight

Related Words

preponder, preponderancy, preponderant, preponderantly, preponderate, preponderately, preponderating, preponderatingly, preponderation, prepondering, preponderous, preponderously