dom-, domo-, domat-, domato- +

1. In ecology, the ability of a given species, because of its size, population density, or fitness, to predominate within a community and affect or control other species there.
2. As a behavior, a situation in which an individual animal has higher status in a group in terms of access to food, space, or mates, so that others consistently defer or give way to this individual.
3. In genetics, the tendency of certain (dominant) alleles to mask the expression of their correcponding (recessive) alleles (any of two or more alternative forms of a gene occupying the same chromosomal locus; such as that which determines flower petal color in peas).

1. In control or command over others.
2. More important, effective, or prominent than others.
3. Relating to a single plant or animal species that is preponderant within a specific community or over a specific period.

1. To have control, power, or authority over someone or something.
2. To be the most important aspect or element of something.
3. To have a prevailing influence on someone or something.

1. A female dominator; mistress, lady.
2. A dominant woman partner in a sadomasochistic relationship.

One prostitute with a whip is a dominatrix, but five of them are dominatrices.

To rule tyrannically, or behave in an overbearing way.

Showing a desire or tendency to exercise excessive control or authority over others.

1. Ruling power, authority, or control.
2. Someone's area of influence or control.
3. The land governed by a ruler.

A dominant organism in a microhabitat.

The application of "intelligent" technology to make a home more comfortable and convenient.

There is still no consensus as to the etymology of domotics. One definition says it means: blending of Latin domus, "house", with robotics.

Additional sources (www.domotics.com, www.answers.com; and others) state: "The term domotics is a contraction of the words domus (Latin = home or house) and informatics (= the science concerned with the collection, transmission, storage, processing, and display of information)."

Some of the applications under the heading of domotics are sensors that automatically adjust lighting levels to meet the personal preferences of family members.

Other sensors may be adjusted to water plants according to need or vary the ventilation to make best use of outdoor climate conditions.

If there were a fire or break-in, the domotics would be able to call emergency services and explain in detail what is needed.

Some experts have described clever fridges that can read the wireless tags on food, determine when items are getting low and automatically reorder them. “Intelligent” washing machines will decide how much cleaning the garments should have.

On a daily basis, domotic systems are often supposed to be able to automatically gather data from several sensors and do such things as adjust lights and music to the personal preferences of each member of the household, as they come into or leave a particular room.

What happens when more than one person is in the room and each one has a different preference?

Currently the most simple systems require that each person wear a marker, such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, while the more sophisticated ones detect movement, body heat, and other individual characteristics.

Again, how will even the most sophisticated systems handle multiple preferences from a family or social group?

1. A dark, often underground chamber or cell used to confine prisoners; especially, beneath a castle.
2. The secure main tower of a castle; an archaic term.
3. It was different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a place of punishment.

This word comes ultimately from Latin dominus "lord, master"

This was derived from dominium "property" (source of English dominion), that in post-classical times became domino or domnio, meaning "lord's tower".

In Old French this became donjon, the term for a "castle keep", and eventually, by extension, a "secure (underground) cell". The form dungeon developed the specialized sense of strong closed cell, underground place of confinement; based on the French donjon (large tower of a castle).

1. The chief man servant in a large household, especially a royal or noble household, responsible for managing domestic affairs.
2. Someone responsible for managing the affairs of others, and making arrangements for others (in this case, it is considered a humorous application).

Plant structures inhabited by ants or termites.

1. A reference to a plant that affords shelter to ants.
2. An ant-inhabited cavity in plant tissue.

One who loves tyranny.

Referring to colonies of social insects that occupy more than one nest.