Definitions for domain
doʊˈmeɪndo·main

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arenanoun

   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"

2. domain, demesne, landnoun

   territory over which rule or control is exercised

   "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

3. domain, domain of a functionnoun

   (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

4. world, domainnoun

   people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

   "the Western world"

5. knowledge domain, knowledge base, domainnoun

   the content of a particular field of knowledge

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Domainnoun

   (Math.) a connected set of points, also called a region.

2. Domainnoun

   (Physics) a region within a ferromagnetic material, composed of a number of atoms whose magnetic poles are pointed in the same direction, and which may move together in a coordinated manner when disturbed, as by heating. The direction of polarity of adjacent domains may be different, but may be aligned by a strong external magnetic field.

3. Domainnoun

   (Computers) an address within the internet computer network, which may be a single computer, a network of computers, or one of a number of accounts on a multiuser computer. The domain specifies the location (host computer) to which communications on the internet are directed. Each domain has a corresponding 32-bit number usually represented by four numbers separated by periods, as 128.32.282.56. Each domain may also have an alphabetical name, usually composed of a name plus an extension separated by a period, as worldsoul.org; the alphabetical name is referred to as a domain name.

4. Domainnoun

   (Immunology) the three-dimensional structure within an immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology regions of a heavy or light chain. Dict. Sci. Tech.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. domainnoun

   A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.

   The king ruled his domain harshly.

2. domainnoun

   A sphere of influence.

   Dealing with complaints isn't really my domain: get in touch with customer services.

3. domainnoun

   A group of related items, topics, or subjects.

4. domainnoun

   The set of all possible mathematical entities (points) where a given function is defined.

5. domainnoun

   An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.

6. domainnoun

   Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains

7. domainnoun

   A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains

8. domainnoun

   A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside

9. domainnoun

   The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names

10. domainnoun

    A small magnetized area of a bubble memory storing one bit, a bubble.

11. domainnoun

    In the three-domain system, the highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in other taxonomic systems, a similarly high rank

12. domainnoun

    In the three-domain system, one of three taxa at that rank: Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.

13. domainnoun

    A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function

14. Etymology: From demeine, demain, demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, (domaine), from dominium, from dominus. See dame, and confer demain, danger, dungeon.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Domainnoun

   Etymology: domaine, French, from dominium, Latin.

   1. Dominion; empire.

   Rome’s great emperor, whose wide domain
   Had ample territory, wealth and pow’r. John Milton, Parad. Reg.

   Ocean trembles for his green domain. James Thomson.

   2. Possession; estate.

   A Latian field, with fruitful plains,
   And a large portion of the king’s domains. John Dryden, Æn.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Domainnoun

   dominion; empire; authority

2. Domainnoun

   the territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively

3. Domainnoun

   landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne

4. Domainnoun

   ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership

5. Etymology: [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See Dame, and cf Demesne, Dungeon.]

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1. Domain

   In biological taxonomy, a domain is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the Woese taxonomic system, higher than a kingdom. According to the three-domain system of Carl Woese, introduced in 1990, the Tree of Life consists of three domains: Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya. The arrangement of taxa reflects the fundamental differences in the genomes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Domain

   do-mān′, n. what one is master of or has dominion over: an estate: territory: ownership of land: the scope or range of any subject or sphere of knowledge.—adjs. Domain′al, Domā′nial. [Fr.,—L. dominium, dominus, a master.]

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1. domain

   A defined and specific location on an internet website, webpage, server or computer network.

   The website had to purchase a doman name first.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DOMAIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Domain is ranked #103655 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Domain surname appeared 173 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Domain.
   
   76.3% or 132 total occurrences were White.
   18.5% or 32 total occurrences were Black.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'domain' in Nouns Frequency: #1727

Anagrams for domain »

1. daimon

2. domina

3. amidon

How to pronounce domain?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of domain in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of domain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of domain in a Sentence

1. Viktor Orban:

   As far as the EU Parliament decision is concerned, we think it is in the domain of( a) joke. We are not laughing because it is a boring joke.

2. Danny Cevallos:

   Because the monkey cannot create a copyrightable work, that work can never be copyrightable, in the case of a monkey's selfie by itself, that photograph immediately and forever falls into the public domain, and can be used by anyone, without permission.

3. Eric Sayers:

   When China sees that it can get away with these types of actions with little cost - as they did all through 2015 and 2016 - it only makes it more likely they will keep pressing, china sees its participation in the exercise as a sign of its acceptance among the world's maritime powers but Beijing should not be allowed to militarize this open maritime domain and still be honored as a welcomed member of the maritime community.

4. Corey Wallace:

   Will it bother China? Probably, but only in so far that it further complicates the projection of Chinese military power into the southwestern maritime domain around Japan's Ryukyu islands.

5. State Hillary Clinton:

   I trust the American people to make their decisions about political and public matters and I feel like I've taken unprecedented steps for these emails to be in the public domain.

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