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do·main

(dō-mān′)

1. A territory over which rule or control is exercised.

2. A sphere of activity, influence, or knowledge: the domain of history. See Synonyms at field.

3. Mathematics

a. The set of all possible values of an independent variable of a function.

b. An open connected set that contains at least one point.

4. Computers A group of networked computers that share a common communications address.

5. Physics Any of numerous contiguous regions in a ferromagnetic material in which the direction of spontaneous magnetization is uniform and different from that in neighboring regions.

6. Biology Any of three primary divisions of organisms, consisting of the eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea, that rank above a kingdom in taxonomic systems based on similarities of DNA sequences.

7. Law The land of one with paramount title and absolute ownership.

[French domaine, blend of Old French demaine (from Late Latin dominicum) and Latin dominium, property, both from dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

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domain

(dəˈmeɪn)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) land governed by a ruler or government

2. land owned by one person or family

3. a field or scope of knowledge or activity

4. (Physical Geography) a region having specific characteristics or containing certain types of plants or animals

5. (Environmental Science) Austral and NZ a park or recreation reserve maintained by a public authority, often the government

6. (Law) law the absolute ownership and right to dispose of land. See also demesne, eminent domain

7. (Mathematics) maths

a. the set of values of the independent variable of a function for which the functional value exists: the domain of sin x is all real numbers. Compare range^8a

b. any open set containing at least one point

8. (Logic) logic another term for universe of discourse: domain of quantification.

9. (Philosophy) philosophy range of significance (esp in the phrase domain of definition)

10. (General Physics) physics Also called: magnetic domain one of the regions in a ferromagnetic solid in which all the atoms have their magnetic moments aligned in the same direction

11. (Computer Science) computing a group of computers, functioning and administered as a unit, that are identified by sharing the same domain name on the internet

12. (Biology) biology Also called: superkingdom the highest level of classification of living organisms. Three domains are recognized: Archaea (see archaean), Bacteria (see bacteria), and Eukarya (see eukaryote)

13. (Biochemistry) biochem a structurally compact portion of a protein molecule

[C17: from French domaine, from Latin dominium property, from dominus lord]

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do•main

(doʊˈmeɪn)

n.

1. a field of action, thought, influence, etc.

2. the territory governed by a single ruler or government; realm.

3. a region characterized by a specific feature, type of wildlife, etc.

4. Law. land to which there is superior title and absolute ownership.

5. Math. the set of values assigned to the independent variables of a function.

6. Computers.

a. a group of computers and devices on a network that are administered under the same protocol.

b. the top level in a domain name, indicating the type of organization or geographical location and officially designated in the suffix, as.com for commercial enterprises in the U.S.

7. one of many regions of magnetic polarity within a ferromagnetic body that collectively determine the magnetic properties of the body by their arrangement.

[1595–1605; < French domaine, alter. of Old French demeine < Late Latin dominicum, n. use of neuter of Latin dominicus of a master]

do·main

(dō-mān′)

1. Mathematics The set of all values that an independent variable of a function can have. In the function y = 2x, the set of values that x (the independent variable) can have is the domain. Compare range.

2. Biology A division of organisms that ranks above a kingdom in systems of classification that are based on shared similarities in DNA sequences rather than shared structural similarities. In these systems, there are three domains: the archaea, the bacteria, and the eukaryotes.

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Noun	1.	domain - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" arena, sphere, orbit, area, field environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" distaff - the sphere of work by women front - a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" kingdom, realm, land - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" lap - an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap" political arena, political sphere - a sphere of intense political activity preserve - a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" province, responsibility - the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
	2.	domain - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" demesne, land country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" archduchy - the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess barony - the domain of a baron duchy, dukedom - the domain controlled by a duke or duchess earldom - the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess emirate - the domain controlled by an emir empire, imperium - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised fiefdom - the domain controlled by a feudal lord grand duchy - the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess viscounty - the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess khanate - the realm of a khan realm, kingdom - the domain ruled by a king or queen principality, princedom - territory ruled by a prince sheikdom, sheikhdom - the domain ruled by a sheik suzerainty - the domain of a suzerain region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
	3.	domain - (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined domain of a function math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
	4.	domain - people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world" world social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" academe, academia - the academic world Grub Street - the world of literary hacks
	5.	domain - the content of a particular field of knowledge knowledge base, knowledge domain cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" realm, region - a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" scientific knowledge - knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge"

domain

noun

1. area, world, field, department, sector, discipline, sphere, realm, speciality the great experimenters in the domain of art

2. sphere, area, field, concern, scene, sector, territory, province, arena, realm This sort of information should be in the public domain.

3. kingdom, lands, region, territory, estate, province, empire, realm, dominion, demesne, policies (Scot.) the mighty king's domain

4. (N.Z.) public park, park, recreation ground, garden, pleasure garden The domain includes a Victorian gazebo and riverside grotto.

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domain

noun

A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:

area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, subject, terrain, territory, world.

Slang: bag.

Translations

مَجال إهْتِمام، دائِرَة نُفوذمُلْك، أمْلاك، أراضٍ

definiční obordoménapanství

domænefagområdeområde

Domäne Gebiet Domain Domains Domänen

κτήση τομέας

dominio esfera propiedad

määramispiirkond

alaaluedomeenilajiluokka

domainesuper-règne

תחום

kutatási terület

landareign; ríkisviî

campo dominio possedimento

sferavaldos

nozaresfērazemes īpašums

fag landområde rike

domena dziedzina

domínio

panstvo

definitionsmängddomän

araziilgi alanımülk

lãnh địalãnh thổ

领地领域

domain

[dəʊˈmeɪn]

A. N

1. (= lands etc) → dominio m, propiedad f

2. (fig) → campo m, competencia f
the matter is now in the public domain → el asunto es ya del dominio público

B. CPD domain name N (Internet) → nombre m de dominio

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domain

[dəʊˈmeɪn] n

(= field) → domaine m

(= area of influence) → zone f (d'action)

(COMPUTING) → domaine mdomain name n (COMPUTING) → nom m de domaine

domain

(lit: = estate) → Gut nt; (belonging to state, Crown) → Domäne f; the Crown domains → die Ländereien der Krone

(fig) → Domäne f ? public

(Math) → Funktionsbereich m

(Comput) → Domäne f, → Domain nt

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domain

[dəʊˈmeɪn] n (lands) → domini mpl (fig) → campo, sfera (Math) → dominio

domain

(dəˈmein) noun

1. an old word for the lands which belong to a person. the king's domains.

2. one's area of interest or of knowledge. That question is outside my domain.

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Then a Stag intruded into his domain and shared his pasture.

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The master's domain was wide and complex, yet it had its metes and bounds.

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She could not recall a line of them, for Jove had decreed that the memory of them abide in Pluto's painful domain, as a part of the apparatus.

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He has every snowy crest and the mountain peaks and rocky crests for his domain; hither and thither he goes through the close thickets, now lured by soft streams, and now he presses on amongst towering crags and climbs up to the highest peak that overlooks the flocks.

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The domain of Pierrefonds, lands, woods, meadows, waters, and forests, surrounded by good walls.

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No sooner had he crossed the border of this domain when two guards seized him and carried him before the Grand Gallipoot of the Growleywogs, who scowled upon him ferociously and asked him why he dared intrude upon his territory.

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No sooner had the Fairy reached her own domain than she made herself visible, and turning to the Prince she told him that unless he obeyed all her commands down to the minutest detail he would be severely punished.

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Within seven days after leaving the domain of He-mim-el-pilp, they struck the Columbia River at Fort Wallah-Wallah, where they arrived on the 4th of March, 1834.

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Found in a Bottle," "A Descent Into a Maelstrom" and "The Balloon Hoax"; such tales of conscience as "William Wilson," "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-tale Heart," wherein the retributions of remorse are portrayed with an awful fidelity; such tales of natural beauty as "The Island of the Fay" and "The Domain of Arnheim"; such marvellous studies in ratiocination as the "Gold-bug," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Purloined Letter" and "The Mystery of Marie Roget," the latter, a recital of fact, demonstrating the author's wonderful capability of correctly analyzing the mysteries of the human mind; such tales of illusion and banter as "The Premature Burial" and "The System of Dr.

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Fighting similar to that which surrounded us could be heard in both directions as far as sound carried, and Thuvia told me that the attacks of the black pirates were usually made simultaneously along the entire ribbon-like domain of the therns, which circles the Valley Dor on the outer slopes of the Mountains of Otz.

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The theory of the transference of the collective will of the people to historic persons may perhaps explain much in the domain of jurisprudence and be essential for its purposes, but in its application to history, as soon as revolutions, conquests, or civil wars occur- that is, as soon as history begins- that theory explains nothing.

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He no longer doubted the almost supernatural powers of the Angel of Music, in this domain of the Opera in which he had set up his empire.