[d?(?)'me?n]
¦ noun
1. an area owned or controlled by a ruler or government.
a sphere of activity or knowledge.
2. Computing a distinct subset of the Internet with addresses sharing a common suffix.
3. Mathematics the possible values of the independent variable or variables of a function.
4. Physics a discrete region of magnetism in ferromagnetic material.
5. Biochemistry a distinct region of a complex molecule or structure.
Derivatives
domanial d?'me?n??l adjective
Origin
ME: from Fr.
domaine, alt. (by assoc. with L.
dominus 'lord') of OFr.
demeine (see
demesne).