Definition of Preponderance
Pre`pon´der`ance
n.
1.
The
quality
or
state
of
being
preponderant
;
superiority
or
excess
of
weight
,
influence
,
or
power
,
etc
.;
an
outweighing
.
The
mind
should
. . .
reject
or
receive
proportionably
to
the
preponderancy
of
the
greater
grounds
of
probability
.
- Locke.
In
a
few
weeks
he
had
changed
the
relative
position
of
all
the
states
in
Europe
,
and
had
restored
the
equilibrium
which
the
preponderance
of
one
power
had
destroyed
.
- Macaulay.
2.
(Gun.)
The
excess
of
weight
of
that
part
of
a
canon
behind
the
trunnions
over
that
in
front
of
them
.
Related Words
outbalance
,
outweigh
,
overbalance
,
power
,
powerfulness
,
preponderate
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