Preponderance(n.) Alt. of Preponderancy
Preponderancy(n.) The quality or state of being preponderant; superiority or excess of weight, influence, or power, etc.; an outweighing.
Preponderancy(n.) The excess of weight of that part of a canon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.
Preponderant(a.) Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a preponderant weight; of preponderant importance.
Preponderate(v. i.) To exceed in weight; hence, to incline or descend, as the scale of a balance; figuratively, to exceed in influence, power, etc.; hence; to incline to one side; as, the affirmative side preponderated.
Preponderate(v. t.) To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight; to overbalance.
Preponderate(v. t.) To overpower by stronger or moral power.
Preponderate(v. t.) To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide.
Preponderated(imp. & p. p.) of Preponderate
Preponderating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Preponderate
Preponderatingly(adv.) In a preponderating manner; preponderantly.
Preponderation(n.) The act or state of preponderating; preponderance; as, a preponderation of reasons.
Words within preponderancies