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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary do·main ETYMOLOGY alteration of Middle English demayne, from Anglo-French demeine, from Latin dominium, from dominus DATE 15th century 1. a. complete and absolute ownership of land — compare eminent domain b. land so owned 2. a territory over which dominion is exercised 3. a region distinctively marked by some physical feature the domain of rushing streams, tall trees, and lakes 4. a sphere of knowledge, influence, or activity the domain of art 5. the set of elements to which a mathematical or logical variable is limited; specifically : the set on which a function is defined 6. any of the small randomly oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance 7. integral domain 8. the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom 9. any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its linear peptide chain and that together make up its tertiary structure 10. a subdivision of the Internet consisting of computers or sites usually with a common purpose (as providing commercial information) and denoted in Internet addresses by a unique abbreviation (as com or gov); also : domain name English Etymology domain c.1425, in Scottish dialect, from M.Fr . domaine, from http://M.Fr O.Fr .demaine "lord's estate," from L. dominium "property, dominion," from dominus "lord, master, owner," from domus "house" (see domestic). Form infl. in http://O.Fr O.Fr . by M.L. domanium "domain, estate."http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 domain do·main / dE5mein; dEu-; NAmE dou- / noun1. an area of knowledge or activity; especially one that sb is responsible for (知识、活动的)领域,范围,范畴: The care of older people is being placed firmly within the domain of the family. 照顾老人仍然被确认为是家庭范围的事。 Physics used to be very much a male domain. 物理学曾在很大程度上是男人的领域。 ⇨ see also public domain 2. lands owned or ruled by a particular person, government, etc., especially in the past (尤指旧时个人、国家等所拥有或统治的)领土,领地,势力范围: The Spice Islands were within the Spanish domains. 香料群岛曾是西班牙的领地。 3. (computing 计) a set of websites on the Internet which end with the same group of letters, for example '.com', '.org' 域；定义域 4. (mathematics 数) the range of possible values of a particular variable 区域；定义域 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English domain noun ADJ. private, public | Internet DOMAIN + NOUN name Register a domain name if you want people to find your website. | registration PREP. in a/the ~, within a/the ~ This information is all in the public domain. | outside a/the ~ things that happen outside the domain of the home OLT domain noun ⇨ area 2 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: public domain , or domain name , or integral domain , or eminent domain do·main I. \dōˈmān also dəˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French demaine, domaine, from Latin dominium, from dominus master, owner — more at dame 1. archaic : landed property which one has in his own right : demesne 22. a. : the possessions of a sovereign, feudal lord, nation, or commonwealth < built up the domains of the Papal States — R.A.Hall b. 1911 > < the great Forest of Galtres … was a royal domain — Edwin Benson > < the buffaloes and bears marched in single file, as did also the Indians when traveling beyond the domain of their nation — S.C.Williams > b. : a territory possessed and governed of right or over which authority is exercised of right < the Roman Church has had a far greater domain and longevity than the Roman Empire — Weston La Barre > < where great cattle domains stretched over seemingly endless miles — American Guide Series: Texas > c. : field of control or range of governance < our highways and roads have been in the domain of state and local governments — T.H.White b. 1915 > < poetical works belong to the domain of our permanent passions — Matthew Arnold > — see eminent domain, public domain d. : a region distinctively marked or wholly overspread or dominated by some physical feature < a domain of peaks, forests, and roaring rivers — R.L.Neuberger > 3. a. : a distinctly delimited sphere of knowledge or of intellectual, institutional, or cultural activity (as a humanistic or scientific discipline, a form of artistic creation, a department of research) < the domain of biblical scholarship > < psychiatry seems unwilling merely to resist invasion of its domain — Bernard DeVoto > < the domain of ascertainable fact should be clearly distinguished from the domain of personal opinion — Stuart Hampshire > b. : a circumscribed realm of human concern < in the domain of rural economy > < argot is really a dialect whose domain is social instead of regional — A.L.Guérard > c. : one's peculiar and exclusive function or field of active cultivation and responsibility < without intruding on the expert's domain — S.L.A.Marshall > < problems which were formerly regarded as belonging exclusively to the domain of philosophers — W.V.Houston > < intellectual qualities which liberal education has typically staked out for itself as its own special domain — H.D.Gideonse > 4. a. : a mathematical aggregate to which a variable is confined < the domain of real numbers > < the domain of rational numbers > b. : an aggregate of elements each of which is a first element of an ordered pair 5. : a small region of a ferromagnetic substance that contains many atoms all oriented in the same direction so that the group as a whole acts as a completely saturated magnet, the relative orientations of these regions determining the magnetization of the magnet 6. logic a. : the realm of applicability of an idea or notion or the range of values within which a variable may govern b. for a relation R : the class of things x for which there is at least one thing y such that xRy holds < the domain of father of is the class of male parents > 7. : the segment of speech throughout which a linguistic feature such as grammatical agreement or a pitch or stress contour extends Synonyms: see field II. noun 1. : any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that together make up its tertiary structure, that are formed by folding its linear peptide chain, and that are variously considered to be the basic units of protein structure, function, and evolution 2. : the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom 3. : a large subdivision of the Internet consisting of computers or sites with a common purpose (as providing commercial, nonprofit, educational, or government information) or a common geographic location (as those in a given country) and denoted in Internet addresses by an abbreviation (as .com for commercial sites, .govfor government sites, or .ca for sites located in Canada) ; also :domain name herein |
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