the quality of being more noticeable than anything else
<noun.attribute> the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone
Predominance \Pre*dom"i*nance\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]dominance.] 1. The quality or state of being predominant; superiority; ascendency; prevalence; predomination.
The predominance of conscience over interest. --South.
2. (Astrol.) The superior influence of a planet. --Shak.
It has made possible the growth from agrarian poverty to industrial predominance.
Bernard Arnault asserted his predominance among Moet-Vuitton holders by having his father elected chairman of the supervisory board.
The judge did not rule on a motion by Swapp that his trial should be moved out of Utah because of the predominance of the Mormon Church, which abandoned polygamy in 1890.
"Both have a predominance of customers having families with children," he says.
The practice of valuing shares in this manner is especially strong in Germany - thanks to the predominance of highly cyclical capital goods companies.
Mr Ander predicted this would lead to the predominance of four types of so-called '-est' retailers, which clearly offered either the cheap-est products, the bigg-est selection, the hott-est fashion items, or the easi-est service.