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| do·main [ dō máyn, də máyn ] (plural do·mains) |
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| Definition: |
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1. scope: the scope of a subject
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2. sphere of influence: an area of activity over which somebody has influence
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3. territory governed: a territory ruled by a government or a leader
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4. land owned: an area of land owned and controlled by a person, family, or organization
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5. commercial law rights of ownership: rights relating to the ownership of land.
See also demesne (sense 1)
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6. online
Same as domain name
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7. mathematics set of values of variable: the set of possible values specified for a given mathematical function
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8. physics region of uniform magnetism: a region in a ferromagnetic material within which all the atoms are magnetically oriented in the same direction. Increasing the magnetic field increases the size and number of the domains.
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| [15th century. < French domaine, alteration of demeine (see demesne)] |
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