Origin: Latin suffix -ance
Preponderance has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
superiority in power or influence
"the preponderance of good over evil"
"the preponderance of wealth and power"
a superiority in numbers or amount
"a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
"the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
Greater physical weight.