<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with Wdesk from Workiva-->
<!--Copyright 2017 Workiva-->
<!--r:f28122fb-63ef-4c78-873a-89fd7eed2ab4,g:3621fc22-0c58-4411-99d1-8a0d086ebecb-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#all"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#hypercube-dimension"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-default"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-domain"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#domain-member"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/DocumentandEntityInformation" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#DocumentandEntityInformation"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/DocumentandEntityInformation" xlink:type="extended" id="iec3093abb8b34d21a50d7e0c5e52ed7d_5995d28e-e18d-4de8-9fad-0dc9bc088195"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFEARNINGSunaudited" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFEARNINGSunaudited"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFEARNINGSunaudited" xlink:type="extended" id="iefd6503d99a04b4fb0566e00159c13cb_c8c9d87f-ce8e-46b2-bfaf-1a208e7bcd35"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTOFCOMPREHENSIVEEARNINGSunaudited" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTOFCOMPREHENSIVEEARNINGSunaudited"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTOFCOMPREHENSIVEEARNINGSunaudited" xlink:type="extended" id="id5ff2cf65dd74e5883a43de7110e1e20_eac1a646-0d3c-4341-b9ab-84f1df6e5d8b"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDBALANCESHEETSunaudited" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDBALANCESHEETSunaudited"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDBALANCESHEETSunaudited" xlink:type="extended" id="ibfc0378995224504b78767a1d12fafbc_c6b44573-461f-4b71-a510-7f631b1313c4"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDBALANCESHEETSunauditedParenthetical" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDBALANCESHEETSunauditedParenthetical"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDBALANCESHEETSunauditedParenthetical" xlink:type="extended" id="ibe51009e46d64c91be1c7492b0a0267f_84e18f2d-9fde-4f46-b384-360f8b88971d"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTOFSTOCKHOLDERSEQUITYunaudited" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTOFSTOCKHOLDERSEQUITYunaudited"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTOFSTOCKHOLDERSEQUITYunaudited" xlink:type="extended" id="id2d16db4068e46d6b2a32d6e8215f83d_cbc7af39-d6f3-4a28-b1bc-d331223d5c6a">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_52cc34fe-c82d-4a50-bb82-bd5c1ec938b6" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_52cc34fe-c82d-4a50-bb82-bd5c1ec938b6" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_da4fe7ac-8767-4d87-9987-2333e373609f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_52cc34fe-c82d-4a50-bb82-bd5c1ec938b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_da4fe7ac-8767-4d87-9987-2333e373609f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_da4fe7ac-8767-4d87-9987-2333e373609f_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_da4fe7ac-8767-4d87-9987-2333e373609f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_da4fe7ac-8767-4d87-9987-2333e373609f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_33c1e9bb-3d24-44a6-b060-25783f1435d6" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_da4fe7ac-8767-4d87-9987-2333e373609f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_33c1e9bb-3d24-44a6-b060-25783f1435d6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_48b82488-5739-4cf4-89b8-00e8e899b38c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_33c1e9bb-3d24-44a6-b060-25783f1435d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_48b82488-5739-4cf4-89b8-00e8e899b38c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_391e3c97-120b-46c2-b9de-11ec5a6702dd" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_33c1e9bb-3d24-44a6-b060-25783f1435d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_391e3c97-120b-46c2-b9de-11ec5a6702dd" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember_00f1d2d9-af90-419f-8665-f5a983a2823a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_33c1e9bb-3d24-44a6-b060-25783f1435d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember_00f1d2d9-af90-419f-8665-f5a983a2823a" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_dff9a8fb-6405-4b54-b218-80e98360b3f1" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_33c1e9bb-3d24-44a6-b060-25783f1435d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_dff9a8fb-6405-4b54-b218-80e98360b3f1" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_705097fa-9330-4e72-8535-60487858e43e" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_33c1e9bb-3d24-44a6-b060-25783f1435d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_705097fa-9330-4e72-8535-60487858e43e" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_1b19c2d6-19c3-4a5e-b097-8621662927d4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_52cc34fe-c82d-4a50-bb82-bd5c1ec938b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_1b19c2d6-19c3-4a5e-b097-8621662927d4" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_1b19c2d6-19c3-4a5e-b097-8621662927d4_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_1b19c2d6-19c3-4a5e-b097-8621662927d4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_1b19c2d6-19c3-4a5e-b097-8621662927d4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_9dcd01d4-5ff5-40c9-94c9-4da4f5a64482" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_1b19c2d6-19c3-4a5e-b097-8621662927d4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_9dcd01d4-5ff5-40c9-94c9-4da4f5a64482" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_AccountingStandardsUpdate201802Member_9b79a25a-48a9-4b3d-ad03-715b8979fc47" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_AccountingStandardsUpdate201802Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_9dcd01d4-5ff5-40c9-94c9-4da4f5a64482" xlink:to="loc_dov_AccountingStandardsUpdate201802Member_9b79a25a-48a9-4b3d-ad03-715b8979fc47" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccountingStandardsUpdate201409Member_cbbd3b1f-5c52-4710-9fe1-51c79583b453" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountingStandardsUpdate201409Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_9dcd01d4-5ff5-40c9-94c9-4da4f5a64482" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccountingStandardsUpdate201409Member_cbbd3b1f-5c52-4710-9fe1-51c79583b453" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_c5368ff0-23c5-45b6-a57b-be63dfb9e9e7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_c5368ff0-23c5-45b6-a57b-be63dfb9e9e7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption_5d915dfd-0d9c-4ddb-b553-0ec810cc32d8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption_5d915dfd-0d9c-4ddb-b553-0ec810cc32d8" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_0c2174ce-55cd-4e7d-a8b8-1e701e9937f8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_0c2174ce-55cd-4e7d-a8b8-1e701e9937f8" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash_cadb7313-ad64-45e7-926b-02228a8ced33" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash_cadb7313-ad64-45e7-926b-02228a8ced33" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteSpinoffTransaction_aeaff70b-8f75-46e4-987d-a5874b7c9268" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteSpinoffTransaction"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteSpinoffTransaction_aeaff70b-8f75-46e4-987d-a5874b7c9268" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross_5b9ea8df-222f-49da-aca0-1284a975977d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross_5b9ea8df-222f-49da-aca0-1284a975977d" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_66a5f2d6-d47a-4484-807b-7bd7af397172" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_66a5f2d6-d47a-4484-807b-7bd7af397172" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod_5a9bbcb1-2ec0-4af0-9451-59dbb6e134d4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod_5a9bbcb1-2ec0-4af0-9451-59dbb6e134d4" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_6ed120a2-2d0e-4137-9a17-90b67d95caae" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_6ed120a2-2d0e-4137-9a17-90b67d95caae" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther_fe90c445-1607-45eb-bbde-5a2e566c8315" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_468f67a9-5c8e-4239-bbfc-2282ff90af46" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther_fe90c445-1607-45eb-bbde-5a2e566c8315" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_c68c6ae2-4b27-4071-9500-f109b67935ba" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTOFSTOCKHOLDERSEQUITYunauditedParenthetical" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTOFSTOCKHOLDERSEQUITYunauditedParenthetical"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTOFSTOCKHOLDERSEQUITYunauditedParenthetical" xlink:type="extended" id="i9653a93ca3d3460ba0f6e4bae5f03d77_895387fb-d028-4d48-ae61-851b856004e5"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFCASHFLOWSunaudited" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFCASHFLOWSunaudited"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFCASHFLOWSunaudited" xlink:type="extended" id="i15fb617ad08241e9b9618cef2f1c4cd4_ff39da96-e43c-48ca-baf6-7f206b54cd81"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/BasisofPresentation" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#BasisofPresentation"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/BasisofPresentation" xlink:type="extended" id="i16b7c4362ba04f5ba6f649f5d2078b19_eb9bcd30-ef83-40c5-b8dd-864659439a1f"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SpinoffofApergyCorporation" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#SpinoffofApergyCorporation"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SpinoffofApergyCorporation" xlink:type="extended" id="ifd2acf5645f0419f952d3fb47ff1fa8a_9bf8bab7-82d3-47cf-923c-7854b21856ec"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SpinoffofApergyCorporationTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#SpinoffofApergyCorporationTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SpinoffofApergyCorporationTables" xlink:type="extended" id="ie7ac5410ac8e4b0e932449ec0e197744_2481db40-1a8e-4887-acef-8aeff1dd7e81"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SpinoffofApergyCorporationDetail" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#SpinoffofApergyCorporationDetail"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SpinoffofApergyCorporationDetail" xlink:type="extended" id="id42097bf1cee4e5d8f3866b2ead29908_fe78eaad-19a8-42a1-b88f-4d59400aff23">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_628da036-6041-488c-abc9-4b50cdebf032" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_628da036-6041-488c-abc9-4b50cdebf032" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_8167d159-6e10-44a4-9877-983ec6556f96" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_628da036-6041-488c-abc9-4b50cdebf032" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_8167d159-6e10-44a4-9877-983ec6556f96" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_8167d159-6e10-44a4-9877-983ec6556f96_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_8167d159-6e10-44a4-9877-983ec6556f96" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_8167d159-6e10-44a4-9877-983ec6556f96_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_4a917cec-27a7-4333-b13e-fedbe7a75095" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_8167d159-6e10-44a4-9877-983ec6556f96" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_4a917cec-27a7-4333-b13e-fedbe7a75095" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_1b0db140-1685-48ba-b5c5-a97cd2d1d5fb" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_4a917cec-27a7-4333-b13e-fedbe7a75095" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_1b0db140-1685-48ba-b5c5-a97cd2d1d5fb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_a44c8ac8-f44f-4a7e-8ffc-0a97e6907027" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_628da036-6041-488c-abc9-4b50cdebf032" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_a44c8ac8-f44f-4a7e-8ffc-0a97e6907027" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_a44c8ac8-f44f-4a7e-8ffc-0a97e6907027_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_a44c8ac8-f44f-4a7e-8ffc-0a97e6907027" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_a44c8ac8-f44f-4a7e-8ffc-0a97e6907027_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_2ad00f67-e80d-4aab-b14d-3f055714eea0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_a44c8ac8-f44f-4a7e-8ffc-0a97e6907027" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_2ad00f67-e80d-4aab-b14d-3f055714eea0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_Notedue2026Member_6f7d42fe-55f3-4c16-976f-492f01e850a5" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_Notedue2026Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_2ad00f67-e80d-4aab-b14d-3f055714eea0" xlink:to="loc_dov_Notedue2026Member_6f7d42fe-55f3-4c16-976f-492f01e850a5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_fce96b3a-fa57-45ee-a947-4213352b2117" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_628da036-6041-488c-abc9-4b50cdebf032" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_fce96b3a-fa57-45ee-a947-4213352b2117" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_fce96b3a-fa57-45ee-a947-4213352b2117_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_fce96b3a-fa57-45ee-a947-4213352b2117" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_fce96b3a-fa57-45ee-a947-4213352b2117_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_80a92b67-c6b9-4640-a1b7-163ab19850a9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_fce96b3a-fa57-45ee-a947-4213352b2117" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_80a92b67-c6b9-4640-a1b7-163ab19850a9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_ApergyMember_504181aa-7238-452e-8ff2-56426be17fc7" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_ApergyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_80a92b67-c6b9-4640-a1b7-163ab19850a9" xlink:to="loc_dov_ApergyMember_504181aa-7238-452e-8ff2-56426be17fc7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents_0cf55661-42b5-4661-94e3-37070ea7614d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents_0cf55661-42b5-4661-94e3-37070ea7614d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent_51bf91ad-414a-4439-8562-211b5c6d89b7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent_51bf91ad-414a-4439-8562-211b5c6d89b7" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAssetsNoncurrent_27aa722e-0cb1-44b1-8d47-0bbc3457169e" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAssetsNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAssetsNoncurrent_27aa722e-0cb1-44b1-8d47-0bbc3457169e" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_3f01b860-1dd1-4cd2-8f0b-2df072e27def" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_3f01b860-1dd1-4cd2-8f0b-2df072e27def" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent_a42c8683-2633-4f14-b963-cfd07d70df4a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent_a42c8683-2633-4f14-b963-cfd07d70df4a" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent_2cb7f360-88ee-408a-bd9b-806f2482b2a0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent_2cb7f360-88ee-408a-bd9b-806f2482b2a0" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_cf5f258c-3713-4df7-9356-6699335272d4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_cf5f258c-3713-4df7-9356-6699335272d4" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNetAssets_e1c08d0a-21c5-43d7-9ba7-77b2aaf07cb7" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNetAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_dov_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNetAssets_e1c08d0a-21c5-43d7-9ba7-77b2aaf07cb7" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany_6323ef21-30a0-423d-a059-072230c51dd3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashDividendsPaidToParentCompany_6323ef21-30a0-423d-a059-072230c51dd3" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNetDistribution_54d170e6-b011-472f-9775-6d2586e9075e" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNetDistribution"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_dov_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNetDistribution_54d170e6-b011-472f-9775-6d2586e9075e" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_7c306481-2966-4368-be16-8b3805f6a918" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_7c306481-2966-4368-be16-8b3805f6a918" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_381a2404-2cc3-4d1f-8173-4b863d25a368" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_381a2404-2cc3-4d1f-8173-4b863d25a368" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount_ba402c33-2973-4808-a754-5356656fdd17" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount_ba402c33-2973-4808-a754-5356656fdd17" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_TransferOfCashAndCashEquivalentsAtSpinOffNet_dd26af2d-848a-4077-8f34-61342f12d286" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_TransferOfCashAndCashEquivalentsAtSpinOffNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_dov_TransferOfCashAndCashEquivalentsAtSpinOffNet_dd26af2d-848a-4077-8f34-61342f12d286" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteSpinoffTransaction_0048a272-78ed-4383-a3c4-e26a0343cd8f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteSpinoffTransaction"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteSpinoffTransaction_0048a272-78ed-4383-a3c4-e26a0343cd8f" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesPlannedToBeRepurchased_2f89e2d9-cb5e-4a6b-ae35-abb743d9e6c0" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesPlannedToBeRepurchased"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_04cc23eb-598d-47f5-a45c-cfafc9b32235" xlink:to="loc_dov_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesPlannedToBeRepurchased_2f89e2d9-cb5e-4a6b-ae35-abb743d9e6c0" xlink:type="arc" order="16"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Revenue" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#Revenue"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Revenue" xlink:type="extended" id="i6edf902bdf6445b3a5ae43639cabe784_d9820f50-583f-4482-a3a7-5dfd2d62057d"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RevenuePolicies" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#RevenuePolicies"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RevenuePolicies" xlink:type="extended" id="ic864d79b194944078314d6cbdb82d8d4_e9f21545-c8be-4e48-b84f-e050f6034828"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RevenueTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#RevenueTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RevenueTables" xlink:type="extended" id="iebef8178b5b440688b04543ea57ed8f5_23043308-4a80-4ee0-bcac-1f07704d60e5"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/DisaggregationofRevenueDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#DisaggregationofRevenueDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/DisaggregationofRevenueDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="ifac7b42f1d8b42ea9a5c1900e1f56343_f01d55be-32a0-4d62-909f-38c9c7991708">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_f27fd26d-b1aa-467e-9b48-335aba0ace2f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_296f611c-1694-4c29-b061-37b876618ae7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_f27fd26d-b1aa-467e-9b48-335aba0ace2f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_296f611c-1694-4c29-b061-37b876618ae7" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_ce66a744-0b95-4764-9579-eb0a34ac8612" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_296f611c-1694-4c29-b061-37b876618ae7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_ce66a744-0b95-4764-9579-eb0a34ac8612" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_ce66a744-0b95-4764-9579-eb0a34ac8612_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_ce66a744-0b95-4764-9579-eb0a34ac8612" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_ce66a744-0b95-4764-9579-eb0a34ac8612_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_ce66a744-0b95-4764-9579-eb0a34ac8612" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_PrintingandIdentificationendmarketMember_0a16d074-17fd-4396-a456-af31e56e22a5" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_PrintingandIdentificationendmarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_PrintingandIdentificationendmarketMember_0a16d074-17fd-4396-a456-af31e56e22a5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_IndustrialsendmarketMember_20e08a9a-3217-4002-bf99-baeccfc66897" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_IndustrialsendmarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_IndustrialsendmarketMember_20e08a9a-3217-4002-bf99-baeccfc66897" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember_8cacd671-af03-4409-bbb4-a880a53a0e9d" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember_8cacd671-af03-4409-bbb4-a880a53a0e9d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_FuelingandTransportEndMarketMember_930ad1c4-1283-4f34-839f-756c7d9a32f1" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_FuelingandTransportEndMarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_FuelingandTransportEndMarketMember_930ad1c4-1283-4f34-839f-756c7d9a32f1" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_PumpsEndMarketMember_a4c3909c-3c40-4004-aa77-a6124af40005" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_PumpsEndMarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_PumpsEndMarketMember_a4c3909c-3c40-4004-aa77-a6124af40005" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_ProcessSolutionsEndMarketMember_c721751b-0293-4e02-a244-e43a0cacd98e" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_ProcessSolutionsEndMarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_ProcessSolutionsEndMarketMember_c721751b-0293-4e02-a244-e43a0cacd98e" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_FluidsSegmentMember_5bfea556-fa58-4cc5-92e1-cbdebbf16e21" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_FluidsSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_FluidsSegmentMember_5bfea556-fa58-4cc5-92e1-cbdebbf16e21" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_RefrigerationEndMarketMember_1bac6b00-ed7f-46b0-a292-e4f6d4b6dd48" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_RefrigerationEndMarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_RefrigerationEndMarketMember_1bac6b00-ed7f-46b0-a292-e4f6d4b6dd48" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_FoodEquipmentEndMarketMember_15eeffed-f437-4ef2-840a-7f7e14d105c6" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_FoodEquipmentEndMarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_FoodEquipmentEndMarketMember_15eeffed-f437-4ef2-840a-7f7e14d105c6" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember_19c72e3f-908b-4591-bd93-022cb7f697e7" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember_19c72e3f-908b-4591-bd93-022cb7f697e7" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember_c6736860-0d93-44d8-8ad7-7dfb7e5624ca" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember_c6736860-0d93-44d8-8ad7-7dfb7e5624ca" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_DrillingandProductionEndMarketMember_0332389d-1ac2-463b-b039-f6dd245c455d" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_DrillingandProductionEndMarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_DrillingandProductionEndMarketMember_0332389d-1ac2-463b-b039-f6dd245c455d" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_BearingsandCompressionEndMarketMember_bdcda727-02e0-4e58-a1e8-5983826fdc73" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_BearingsandCompressionEndMarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_BearingsandCompressionEndMarketMember_bdcda727-02e0-4e58-a1e8-5983826fdc73" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_AutomationEndMarketMember_d20a644d-2e47-4cc5-882e-20b306d6240e" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_AutomationEndMarketMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_AutomationEndMarketMember_d20a644d-2e47-4cc5-882e-20b306d6240e" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_EnergySegmentMember_b2c21435-c838-4691-b21c-129170c9f5e1" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_EnergySegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_9558ddc2-9813-44d2-aec4-6be0a40b4d29" xlink:to="loc_dov_EnergySegmentMember_b2c21435-c838-4691-b21c-129170c9f5e1" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_20402ea1-1ec0-4820-b0ca-a49fe1d7baee" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_StatementGeographicalAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_296f611c-1694-4c29-b061-37b876618ae7" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_20402ea1-1ec0-4820-b0ca-a49fe1d7baee" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_20402ea1-1ec0-4820-b0ca-a49fe1d7baee_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_20402ea1-1ec0-4820-b0ca-a49fe1d7baee" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_20402ea1-1ec0-4820-b0ca-a49fe1d7baee_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_064f9301-beff-4ab0-9f69-265811b94ce9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_20402ea1-1ec0-4820-b0ca-a49fe1d7baee" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_064f9301-beff-4ab0-9f69-265811b94ce9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_country_US_e5690225-9ba0-47e9-b951-a2c164cb96d0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2017/country-2017-01-31.xsd#country_US"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_064f9301-beff-4ab0-9f69-265811b94ce9" xlink:to="loc_country_US_e5690225-9ba0-47e9-b951-a2c164cb96d0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_EuropeMember_6761114d-1539-4e48-8f8a-009627680750" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_EuropeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_064f9301-beff-4ab0-9f69-265811b94ce9" xlink:to="loc_srt_EuropeMember_6761114d-1539-4e48-8f8a-009627680750" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_AsiaMember_040fc1ba-a008-415e-824b-cb2b154add17" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_AsiaMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_064f9301-beff-4ab0-9f69-265811b94ce9" xlink:to="loc_srt_AsiaMember_040fc1ba-a008-415e-824b-cb2b154add17" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_AmericasMember_5d83e5e9-b05f-4361-bbe6-5b0ee8b569a6" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_AmericasMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_064f9301-beff-4ab0-9f69-265811b94ce9" xlink:to="loc_srt_AmericasMember_5d83e5e9-b05f-4361-bbe6-5b0ee8b569a6" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_OtherGeographicalAreaMember_dd5c3b5c-3bab-44b7-809d-6879f381ffd9" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_OtherGeographicalAreaMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_064f9301-beff-4ab0-9f69-265811b94ce9" xlink:to="loc_dov_OtherGeographicalAreaMember_dd5c3b5c-3bab-44b7-809d-6879f381ffd9" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_3064d53d-1fbf-4711-b419-e484c10f90d3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Revenues"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_f27fd26d-b1aa-467e-9b48-335aba0ace2f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_3064d53d-1fbf-4711-b419-e484c10f90d3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/PerformanceObligationsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#PerformanceObligationsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/PerformanceObligationsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i802a272c85a44689b184a767c092c3cd_66638836-ed8c-4258-ba6f-bdeea7736e4e"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RemainingPerformanceObligationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#RemainingPerformanceObligationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RemainingPerformanceObligationDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="ia3cfd4fdde1c48a49d29322b06ec903b_895a253b-fa62-49e2-a70c-9d272e9a8b14"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ContractBalancesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#ContractBalancesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ContractBalancesDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i24ce3ed7180c41f89498d9e8d1d33c85_740cd378-0120-49be-9e12-417501e930d5"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ImpactonFinancialStatementsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#ImpactonFinancialStatementsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ImpactonFinancialStatementsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i6ad084add2264b32b09f6ff7d915f56a_bbaed37a-69e0-41fb-9021-fa49850cf3af"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Acquisitions" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#Acquisitions"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Acquisitions" xlink:type="extended" id="ifbdb5700d0eb475cb226643ecd6f198c_42bb24a7-f500-43a3-a2bc-bad7ed995b70"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/AcquisitionsTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#AcquisitionsTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/AcquisitionsTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i223c0290e5164e64926f97f5dc2fffb2_d76b8842-3651-4f73-87af-1b95614ccbaa"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/AcquisitionsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#AcquisitionsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/AcquisitionsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="icdd92d8994c147a4878d15868c818e05_0f5ee7eb-f0e7-4583-b727-2ce0b6cde1e4">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_80686a6d-6f6a-4404-94b0-e919df9e413c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_80686a6d-6f6a-4404-94b0-e919df9e413c" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_ef1d5e91-fd0d-4f8c-a24e-ab2d110970f8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_80686a6d-6f6a-4404-94b0-e919df9e413c" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_ef1d5e91-fd0d-4f8c-a24e-ab2d110970f8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_ef1d5e91-fd0d-4f8c-a24e-ab2d110970f8_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_ef1d5e91-fd0d-4f8c-a24e-ab2d110970f8" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_ef1d5e91-fd0d-4f8c-a24e-ab2d110970f8_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_ed4e6dad-47e0-4734-897a-a4eadfe56bfa" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_ef1d5e91-fd0d-4f8c-a24e-ab2d110970f8" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_ed4e6dad-47e0-4734-897a-a4eadfe56bfa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_c56344ae-8cb4-490d-815f-fbec770256dc" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_ed4e6dad-47e0-4734-897a-a4eadfe56bfa" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_c56344ae-8cb4-490d-815f-fbec770256dc" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_5589c64a-b926-4147-b1e2-58ab2004b7aa" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_ed4e6dad-47e0-4734-897a-a4eadfe56bfa" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_5589c64a-b926-4147-b1e2-58ab2004b7aa" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_d57802fd-94cf-47c5-abe9-cbd8ed627f8f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_80686a6d-6f6a-4404-94b0-e919df9e413c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_d57802fd-94cf-47c5-abe9-cbd8ed627f8f" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_d57802fd-94cf-47c5-abe9-cbd8ed627f8f_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_d57802fd-94cf-47c5-abe9-cbd8ed627f8f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_d57802fd-94cf-47c5-abe9-cbd8ed627f8f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_7565ca4c-a51d-49cc-a271-00c410b2c7f3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_d57802fd-94cf-47c5-abe9-cbd8ed627f8f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_7565ca4c-a51d-49cc-a271-00c410b2c7f3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_BelangerMember_8bf4b7aa-deaf-41f6-b41c-947227291362" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_BelangerMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_7565ca4c-a51d-49cc-a271-00c410b2c7f3" xlink:to="loc_dov_BelangerMember_8bf4b7aa-deaf-41f6-b41c-947227291362" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_EttlingerMember_bff7b4aa-6a5c-490d-8bbe-f82dfcdf5da4" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_EttlingerMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_7565ca4c-a51d-49cc-a271-00c410b2c7f3" xlink:to="loc_dov_EttlingerMember_bff7b4aa-6a5c-490d-8bbe-f82dfcdf5da4" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_RosarioMember_e0b478e0-ff55-4cc3-a2aa-357fdeb2d9ac" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_RosarioMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_7565ca4c-a51d-49cc-a271-00c410b2c7f3" xlink:to="loc_dov_RosarioMember_e0b478e0-ff55-4cc3-a2aa-357fdeb2d9ac" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_CalderaGraphicsMember_51f7846a-7646-43bd-8d84-8976fae3ff9a" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_CalderaGraphicsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_7565ca4c-a51d-49cc-a271-00c410b2c7f3" xlink:to="loc_dov_CalderaGraphicsMember_51f7846a-7646-43bd-8d84-8976fae3ff9a" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_WayneFuelingSystemsLtd.Member_0114ed4a-caba-4d33-8282-00ae6b3a5a8c" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_WayneFuelingSystemsLtd.Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_7565ca4c-a51d-49cc-a271-00c410b2c7f3" xlink:to="loc_dov_WayneFuelingSystemsLtd.Member_0114ed4a-caba-4d33-8282-00ae6b3a5a8c" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_f0299557-fb02-4b64-ae9b-7e58be822620" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_80686a6d-6f6a-4404-94b0-e919df9e413c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_f0299557-fb02-4b64-ae9b-7e58be822620" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_f0299557-fb02-4b64-ae9b-7e58be822620_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_f0299557-fb02-4b64-ae9b-7e58be822620" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_f0299557-fb02-4b64-ae9b-7e58be822620_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_1f99b886-241b-4722-b3ea-bfce9b644de8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_f0299557-fb02-4b64-ae9b-7e58be822620" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_1f99b886-241b-4722-b3ea-bfce9b644de8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_bd711e16-5f9b-441c-bd79-5664d02a663f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_1f99b886-241b-4722-b3ea-bfce9b644de8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_bd711e16-5f9b-441c-bd79-5664d02a663f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PatentsMember_57d4b520-5011-4204-9a13-47b401d76364" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PatentsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_1f99b886-241b-4722-b3ea-bfce9b644de8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PatentsMember_57d4b520-5011-4204-9a13-47b401d76364" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_b5048b7f-7f00-46a5-b772-fc768cab1d76" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TrademarksMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_1f99b886-241b-4722-b3ea-bfce9b644de8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_b5048b7f-7f00-46a5-b772-fc768cab1d76" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired_9fa2939d-1cc8-431b-8bb9-98df9662956c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired_9fa2939d-1cc8-431b-8bb9-98df9662956c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets_ff17a9e5-ea7c-4f29-8010-70e4e947576e" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets_ff17a9e5-ea7c-4f29-8010-70e4e947576e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment_5164475d-5cdb-42c8-a5b4-038a022531cf" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment_5164475d-5cdb-42c8-a5b4-038a022531cf" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount_ec0fb16c-2493-4f0e-904a-5c0e2e1bf24d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount_ec0fb16c-2493-4f0e-904a-5c0e2e1bf24d" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles_4f234d22-53ed-4079-993d-17fb75f54e28" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles_4f234d22-53ed-4079-993d-17fb75f54e28" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets_53ed831c-429d-4cff-a84c-997b72861eac" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets_53ed831c-429d-4cff-a84c-997b72861eac" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities_a81a4728-9548-48ac-86a3-8cbb87400b7c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities_a81a4728-9548-48ac-86a3-8cbb87400b7c" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet_d905edc4-e1b6-4f7d-9f2d-fa0ac3f658aa" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet_d905edc4-e1b6-4f7d-9f2d-fa0ac3f658aa" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets_1696a2cd-9c8c-4374-9316-f3c49f02c1fa" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets_1696a2cd-9c8c-4374-9316-f3c49f02c1fa" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife_13c3e751-9246-4123-a639-42eb6e2cadb0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife_13c3e751-9246-4123-a639-42eb6e2cadb0" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationAbstract_1152e76a-279e-4b9a-ba15-10056745b4c1" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_059e37d2-b924-4c46-9d8f-75f5f2299611" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationAbstract_1152e76a-279e-4b9a-ba15-10056745b4c1" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationRevenueFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_ced8a6cb-fc81-4946-a4f0-8fb8a1a2ecdc" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationRevenueFromContinuingOperationsAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationAbstract_1152e76a-279e-4b9a-ba15-10056745b4c1" xlink:to="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationRevenueFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_ced8a6cb-fc81-4946-a4f0-8fb8a1a2ecdc" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_aa937239-0772-4a1a-880d-b1c933f497da" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Revenues"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationRevenueFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_ced8a6cb-fc81-4946-a4f0-8fb8a1a2ecdc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_aa937239-0772-4a1a-880d-b1c933f497da" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue_091a08dd-8457-4916-a121-0d32f1891009" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationRevenueFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_ced8a6cb-fc81-4946-a4f0-8fb8a1a2ecdc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue_091a08dd-8457-4916-a121-0d32f1891009" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationNetEarningsFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_68929539-36df-4a5e-885e-8e8a74772b20" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationNetEarningsFromContinuingOperationsAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationAbstract_1152e76a-279e-4b9a-ba15-10056745b4c1" xlink:to="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationNetEarningsFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_68929539-36df-4a5e-885e-8e8a74772b20" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations_d8cd302d-c5a0-488b-acaa-b459648284f6" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationNetEarningsFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_68929539-36df-4a5e-885e-8e8a74772b20" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations_d8cd302d-c5a0-488b-acaa-b459648284f6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTax_7cfbdba0-da3a-47cb-9bd3-aa79d0c37468" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationNetEarningsFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_68929539-36df-4a5e-885e-8e8a74772b20" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTax_7cfbdba0-da3a-47cb-9bd3-aa79d0c37468" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationBasicEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_87564dfd-f1b4-4bdd-88b1-9336744a07ac" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationBasicEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationAbstract_1152e76a-279e-4b9a-ba15-10056745b4c1" xlink:to="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationBasicEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_87564dfd-f1b4-4bdd-88b1-9336744a07ac" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare_f32edbb9-44a4-42c9-881d-211e1b52f30c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationBasicEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_87564dfd-f1b4-4bdd-88b1-9336744a07ac" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare_f32edbb9-44a4-42c9-881d-211e1b52f30c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerShareBasic_781333fb-05b3-42f5-a69a-56ab47e14993" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerShareBasic"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProformaInformationBasicEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_87564dfd-f1b4-4bdd-88b1-9336744a07ac" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerShareBasic_781333fb-05b3-42f5-a69a-56ab47e14993" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationDilutedEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_c4c36880-5dae-4507-bca5-39ea0552ddbc" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationDilutedEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationAbstract_1152e76a-279e-4b9a-ba15-10056745b4c1" xlink:to="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationDilutedEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_c4c36880-5dae-4507-bca5-39ea0552ddbc" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare_76b49b89-7d4d-4816-85db-3dd1e321d78d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationDilutedEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_c4c36880-5dae-4507-bca5-39ea0552ddbc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare_76b49b89-7d4d-4816-85db-3dd1e321d78d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerShareDiluted_efaba8b3-809f-4b48-aa97-b3d374505941" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerShareDiluted"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaInformationDilutedEarningsPerShareFromContinuingOperationsAbstract_c4c36880-5dae-4507-bca5-39ea0552ddbc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerShareDiluted_efaba8b3-809f-4b48-aa97-b3d374505941" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/HeldforSaleDisposedandDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#HeldforSaleDisposedandDiscontinuedOperations"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/HeldforSaleDisposedandDiscontinuedOperations" xlink:type="extended" id="i5e402fff6f7440c6b80faa5d0c6f4a21_7c7613fa-66f3-4bd1-871e-04605a4d9ae1">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_12ffcc63-939f-4309-a19c-f15f22a11495" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_41fb6e3d-8946-4196-af99-453b1b42061c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_12ffcc63-939f-4309-a19c-f15f22a11495" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_41fb6e3d-8946-4196-af99-453b1b42061c" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_f712cf0b-9430-4f7d-9b7e-63cf3f5eb3af" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_41fb6e3d-8946-4196-af99-453b1b42061c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_f712cf0b-9430-4f7d-9b7e-63cf3f5eb3af" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_f712cf0b-9430-4f7d-9b7e-63cf3f5eb3af_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_f712cf0b-9430-4f7d-9b7e-63cf3f5eb3af" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_f712cf0b-9430-4f7d-9b7e-63cf3f5eb3af_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_53f9f6ba-02ab-42a5-a707-1f0cee41f7f1" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_f712cf0b-9430-4f7d-9b7e-63cf3f5eb3af" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_53f9f6ba-02ab-42a5-a707-1f0cee41f7f1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_0056a827-cf9c-47cb-8049-db8000520ec0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_41fb6e3d-8946-4196-af99-453b1b42061c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_0056a827-cf9c-47cb-8049-db8000520ec0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_0056a827-cf9c-47cb-8049-db8000520ec0_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_0056a827-cf9c-47cb-8049-db8000520ec0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_0056a827-cf9c-47cb-8049-db8000520ec0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_9d5067fd-04cd-4bad-b00f-7f132bc03066" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_0056a827-cf9c-47cb-8049-db8000520ec0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_9d5067fd-04cd-4bad-b00f-7f132bc03066" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_9c4b45e9-ed27-4d5d-8922-44adf20f854b" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_41fb6e3d-8946-4196-af99-453b1b42061c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_9c4b45e9-ed27-4d5d-8922-44adf20f854b" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_9c4b45e9-ed27-4d5d-8922-44adf20f854b_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_9c4b45e9-ed27-4d5d-8922-44adf20f854b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_9c4b45e9-ed27-4d5d-8922-44adf20f854b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_ef45bd00-a429-410d-9ceb-dd8778e5d0bd" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_9c4b45e9-ed27-4d5d-8922-44adf20f854b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_ef45bd00-a429-410d-9ceb-dd8778e5d0bd" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/HeldforSaleDisposedandDiscontinuedOperationsTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#HeldforSaleDisposedandDiscontinuedOperationsTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/HeldforSaleDisposedandDiscontinuedOperationsTables" xlink:type="extended" id="iccdf7cdf5ea04cf1a1336d7df154831a_a11e14c1-2996-49af-b9e6-7221bbf3f174"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/HeldforSaleDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#HeldforSaleDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/HeldforSaleDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="ie6c29cb7a2d54cc7ba8059243671cb69_d25b6b64-4362-4673-9c7f-8bcdd6f6f503"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/DiscontinuedOperationsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#DiscontinuedOperationsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/DiscontinuedOperationsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i94d45769e7554faea2be34d539c047a5_5e7fed46-395a-46ed-95c1-eab9cdf11f36">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_5ac56c74-0dc1-4bf6-a458-eb74c71a2ac3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_5ac56c74-0dc1-4bf6-a458-eb74c71a2ac3" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_7c891e44-3e53-4054-b3f3-32c99d76c525" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_5ac56c74-0dc1-4bf6-a458-eb74c71a2ac3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_7c891e44-3e53-4054-b3f3-32c99d76c525" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_7c891e44-3e53-4054-b3f3-32c99d76c525_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_7c891e44-3e53-4054-b3f3-32c99d76c525" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_7c891e44-3e53-4054-b3f3-32c99d76c525_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_fa5424f6-7df4-4b14-b494-32115a4be982" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_7c891e44-3e53-4054-b3f3-32c99d76c525" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_fa5424f6-7df4-4b14-b494-32115a4be982" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_PerformanceMotorsportsInternationalMember_b70e78f4-1b32-4d4e-8adc-32d91dfebef2" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_PerformanceMotorsportsInternationalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_fa5424f6-7df4-4b14-b494-32115a4be982" xlink:to="loc_dov_PerformanceMotorsportsInternationalMember_b70e78f4-1b32-4d4e-8adc-32d91dfebef2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_TipperTieMember_36996e87-b27b-4dec-8236-9f386e7248fe" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_TipperTieMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_fa5424f6-7df4-4b14-b494-32115a4be982" xlink:to="loc_dov_TipperTieMember_36996e87-b27b-4dec-8236-9f386e7248fe" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_SpinOffCostsIncurredToDate_f0144da9-7299-4f83-81d1-46872a5fae9c" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_SpinOffCostsIncurredToDate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_dov_SpinOffCostsIncurredToDate_f0144da9-7299-4f83-81d1-46872a5fae9c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue_d342d286-74a7-4249-8b08-0ab9acc29136" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue_d342d286-74a7-4249-8b08-0ab9acc29136" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCostsOfGoodsSold_ee19337d-40e1-4d66-a8a5-26c554297908" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCostsOfGoodsSold"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCostsOfGoodsSold_ee19337d-40e1-4d66-a8a5-26c554297908" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGrossProfitLoss_e87ce094-6493-47ed-954f-d5187ebefa84" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGrossProfitLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGrossProfitLoss_e87ce094-6493-47ed-954f-d5187ebefa84" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_e5a763c8-1cd4-405f-9ff6-4c3336b4c431" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_e5a763c8-1cd4-405f-9ff6-4c3336b4c431" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss_ea9dad99-1255-4482-a948-b53709b32858" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss_ea9dad99-1255-4482-a948-b53709b32858" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherIncome_f0d4a072-067e-4efe-80b1-83cfa7cf3d19" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherIncome"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherIncome_f0d4a072-067e-4efe-80b1-83cfa7cf3d19" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax_c2a1c5a2-6226-40ea-8953-0494e183cc92" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax_c2a1c5a2-6226-40ea-8953-0494e183cc92" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation_7878d580-11e3-4acc-92b9-5e45933ea680" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation_7878d580-11e3-4acc-92b9-5e45933ea680" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity_4d8a27ca-3c0e-4537-a1ea-807bebdf2283" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_f67189e6-f1f2-43dd-bdf9-ee10e4e44063" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity_4d8a27ca-3c0e-4537-a1ea-807bebdf2283" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Inventories" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#Inventories"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Inventories" xlink:type="extended" id="i6c045b34243f44f4830ba6fd45d404db_97826f2a-9c09-46eb-ba4c-7632dbd8a177"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/InventoriesTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#InventoriesTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/InventoriesTables" xlink:type="extended" id="ie21da5a4a36b4540b236915aa76c896e_aaf4886f-d240-4152-bd4a-4a7dedb0b50c"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/InventoriesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#InventoriesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/InventoriesDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i38f01c5b8d734cddb1ef7c2de6fb8291_bb500864-016a-46c6-8d99-fab310cf1d99"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/PropertyPlantandEquipment" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#PropertyPlantandEquipment"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/PropertyPlantandEquipment" xlink:type="extended" id="ia24e93efb98b486f9e472fc8d1a3428c_653297d8-68a1-49a0-aa3f-bbbee349dab9"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/PropertyPlantandEquipmentTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#PropertyPlantandEquipmentTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/PropertyPlantandEquipmentTables" xlink:type="extended" id="ibdfd10b72c1b460d83dafb0ef88460f2_79b0306b-01d0-4497-a919-c94edb8d9f27"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/PropertyPlantandEquipmentDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#PropertyPlantandEquipmentDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/PropertyPlantandEquipmentDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="ibfcc454ff70e484aa5fdc8f67417131b_8d7b5dae-5c84-4b66-89c6-9f555a25a4da">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_1797a6fe-58db-4bea-958d-fa0a91d0a4e2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTable_c6246719-cc4d-43c0-b6fc-56e4099797fe" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_1797a6fe-58db-4bea-958d-fa0a91d0a4e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTable_c6246719-cc4d-43c0-b6fc-56e4099797fe" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_4e564e9a-7611-4fcb-94b7-523b91aa46e9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTable_c6246719-cc4d-43c0-b6fc-56e4099797fe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_4e564e9a-7611-4fcb-94b7-523b91aa46e9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_4e564e9a-7611-4fcb-94b7-523b91aa46e9_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_4e564e9a-7611-4fcb-94b7-523b91aa46e9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_4e564e9a-7611-4fcb-94b7-523b91aa46e9_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_3dc3dc5b-ed61-442f-941d-dae25272cee2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_4e564e9a-7611-4fcb-94b7-523b91aa46e9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_3dc3dc5b-ed61-442f-941d-dae25272cee2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LandMember_faa77ae0-8003-4b6b-8968-cccc785c96f7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LandMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_3dc3dc5b-ed61-442f-941d-dae25272cee2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LandMember_faa77ae0-8003-4b6b-8968-cccc785c96f7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember_1b3ceb14-9bb4-4b66-856a-24a95c8fdc01" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_3dc3dc5b-ed61-442f-941d-dae25272cee2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember_1b3ceb14-9bb4-4b66-856a-24a95c8fdc01" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquipmentMember_f73694ec-b725-4d39-a186-fbd77ae97fd9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EquipmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_3dc3dc5b-ed61-442f-941d-dae25272cee2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquipmentMember_f73694ec-b725-4d39-a186-fbd77ae97fd9" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_2e2e7c00-4dc5-4e81-a83a-3dd45e296777" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_1797a6fe-58db-4bea-958d-fa0a91d0a4e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_2e2e7c00-4dc5-4e81-a83a-3dd45e296777" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_7fa26679-8a48-4df5-9374-f9672c87a3a6" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_1797a6fe-58db-4bea-958d-fa0a91d0a4e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_7fa26679-8a48-4df5-9374-f9672c87a3a6" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_bb486a61-36cd-4acb-b71d-7642320d581c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_1797a6fe-58db-4bea-958d-fa0a91d0a4e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_bb486a61-36cd-4acb-b71d-7642320d581c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Depreciation_b3e2c460-23ab-4421-8403-5a55607e9394" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Depreciation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_1797a6fe-58db-4bea-958d-fa0a91d0a4e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Depreciation_b3e2c460-23ab-4421-8403-5a55607e9394" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Leases" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#Leases"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Leases" xlink:type="extended" id="i030626b100c843ca832f69b2ff738d1b_dcb8da8e-fad5-48aa-b504-4c6e6b6c1b7f"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeasesTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#LeasesTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeasesTables" xlink:type="extended" id="ib42b38ee670c4296963fd5d1d7f31908_39042c76-7712-4f30-8426-99c4cf5391ab"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseCostDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#LeaseCostDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseCostDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="if72a29639c304182b333ff4ab3a53ef5_f42404e6-2e42-4ed9-bd7a-a14b2b8ac41b">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_da800a1d-fa81-4b8e-8867-1ffe0691ffbd" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_c0675b09-bc56-42a2-ab77-6419449b13e5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_da800a1d-fa81-4b8e-8867-1ffe0691ffbd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_c0675b09-bc56-42a2-ab77-6419449b13e5" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseCost_e19b867d-8345-4bf8-9040-bee6e1fd1f46" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeaseCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_da800a1d-fa81-4b8e-8867-1ffe0691ffbd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseCost_e19b867d-8345-4bf8-9040-bee6e1fd1f46" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableLeaseCost_fdd163a9-2dc8-454d-9174-bd4388e84036" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_VariableLeaseCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_da800a1d-fa81-4b8e-8867-1ffe0691ffbd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableLeaseCost_fdd163a9-2dc8-454d-9174-bd4388e84036" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermLeaseCost_66463f7e-9134-4bfa-a931-2658a87d5428" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermLeaseCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_da800a1d-fa81-4b8e-8867-1ffe0691ffbd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermLeaseCost_66463f7e-9134-4bfa-a931-2658a87d5428" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LeaseCost_3e47e2bd-e2bd-44d9-b4c5-7b4bfa040055" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LeaseCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_da800a1d-fa81-4b8e-8867-1ffe0691ffbd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LeaseCost_3e47e2bd-e2bd-44d9-b4c5-7b4bfa040055" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseCashFlowDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#LeaseCashFlowDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseCashFlowDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="if65e6caa4a864239b45b0eab1dab3277_4aa71cb2-a4d8-4b30-b3a3-ff7852eaff5b">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems_7bba74eb-a39f-45f0-a6c5-e0d97eb42898" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresTable_0bc45f11-933c-4d37-82dd-c3a511cff726" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems_7bba74eb-a39f-45f0-a6c5-e0d97eb42898" xlink:to="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresTable_0bc45f11-933c-4d37-82dd-c3a511cff726" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeasePayments_15e46c19-f091-4f21-8f69-0fb3d044224a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeasePayments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems_7bba74eb-a39f-45f0-a6c5-e0d97eb42898" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeasePayments_15e46c19-f091-4f21-8f69-0fb3d044224a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability_0ce58a0d-6178-4207-ae3f-e7434c1cfc17" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems_7bba74eb-a39f-45f0-a6c5-e0d97eb42898" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability_0ce58a0d-6178-4207-ae3f-e7434c1cfc17" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments_e4e142bc-9d4b-4a0f-a044-ed2db866c696" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems_7bba74eb-a39f-45f0-a6c5-e0d97eb42898" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments_e4e142bc-9d4b-4a0f-a044-ed2db866c696" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_TotalCashFlowLeases_79b3a1c2-31ce-49d7-b9cd-10ebf23ff594" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_TotalCashFlowLeases"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems_7bba74eb-a39f-45f0-a6c5-e0d97eb42898" xlink:to="loc_dov_TotalCashFlowLeases_79b3a1c2-31ce-49d7-b9cd-10ebf23ff594" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_NewROUAssets_acbc7a03-842d-416f-8e80-fe57da14ab67" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_NewROUAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems_7bba74eb-a39f-45f0-a6c5-e0d97eb42898" xlink:to="loc_dov_NewROUAssets_acbc7a03-842d-416f-8e80-fe57da14ab67" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_NewFinanceLeaseAssets_e0a82a64-6b74-441e-8f2d-21b139fa656a" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_NewFinanceLeaseAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems_7bba74eb-a39f-45f0-a6c5-e0d97eb42898" xlink:to="loc_dov_NewFinanceLeaseAssets_e0a82a64-6b74-441e-8f2d-21b139fa656a" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_TotalNewLeaseAssets_089c8017-0d0b-4495-9d46-4264b1900d5d" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_TotalNewLeaseAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_SupplementalCashFlowDisclosuresLineItems_7bba74eb-a39f-45f0-a6c5-e0d97eb42898" xlink:to="loc_dov_TotalNewLeaseAssets_089c8017-0d0b-4495-9d46-4264b1900d5d" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseAssetsandLiabilitiesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#LeaseAssetsandLiabilitiesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseAssetsandLiabilitiesDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i6bd4e3cf97cb4e62a7f58590dee3b825_fbe6cb31-4bdf-46c8-b8ef-90d967de6277">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_3e5da94b-5236-4c20-b5f3-10173364d363" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_3e5da94b-5236-4c20-b5f3-10173364d363" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset_8d49f219-173b-411b-a97b-db4ed02e3bf4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset_8d49f219-173b-411b-a97b-db4ed02e3bf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent_f1e42a8b-db20-4597-9b6b-c0fb04a06044" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent_f1e42a8b-db20-4597-9b6b-c0fb04a06044" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent_271c6ea0-5bdf-45f3-a839-7d22611d1703" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent_271c6ea0-5bdf-45f3-a839-7d22611d1703" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiability_80df3440-dd5e-4f67-884d-4d34b1e5a815" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiability_80df3440-dd5e-4f67-884d-4d34b1e5a815" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset_74f3352e-c0cc-4787-bc78-c50b7a8c8336" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset_74f3352e-c0cc-4787-bc78-c50b7a8c8336" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent_4ab85b1e-253a-4978-a8ac-2c920cccb465" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent_4ab85b1e-253a-4978-a8ac-2c920cccb465" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent_c82aa032-06a4-40db-bfb3-2265a2f18787" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent_c82aa032-06a4-40db-bfb3-2265a2f18787" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability_6f193f78-f8bc-40c6-b464-b0a5241f8b8a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability_6f193f78-f8bc-40c6-b464-b0a5241f8b8a" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation_d0795cb0-b4f2-4bf7-abdd-719b1e854212" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_1e23c93c-91ce-45f5-9384-0b04319f2c28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation_d0795cb0-b4f2-4bf7-abdd-719b1e854212" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseMaturityTablesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#LeaseMaturityTablesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseMaturityTablesDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i317f5940243f436a86910607b14b6142_d24d5c9a-fc51-4fad-abfb-9c2e5bbfe0a8"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseAssumptionsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#LeaseAssumptionsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/LeaseAssumptionsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i6fcc7ac8f2b446deb5cc882a053ef358_0dfe2a83-4abc-4f72-b462-1cf872a8c2ca">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_0153adec-30e2-4509-a4ca-04e5ddadecd9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_9ec19140-4bb1-44aa-9098-f93ef3f0fdf8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_0153adec-30e2-4509-a4ca-04e5ddadecd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_9ec19140-4bb1-44aa-9098-f93ef3f0fdf8" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1_dea3c82f-b27d-41e8-8540-a6d757199f18" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_0153adec-30e2-4509-a4ca-04e5ddadecd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1_dea3c82f-b27d-41e8-8540-a6d757199f18" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1_b652da40-01d6-42f9-b3ff-8f15adef364d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_0153adec-30e2-4509-a4ca-04e5ddadecd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1_b652da40-01d6-42f9-b3ff-8f15adef364d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent_025020bf-a512-4e0a-aa01-797f8dc6bee3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_0153adec-30e2-4509-a4ca-04e5ddadecd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent_025020bf-a512-4e0a-aa01-797f8dc6bee3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent_f55b5a2d-7cd1-4365-a4c0-a31649a047b5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_0153adec-30e2-4509-a4ca-04e5ddadecd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent_f55b5a2d-7cd1-4365-a4c0-a31649a047b5" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssets" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssets"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssets" xlink:type="extended" id="id37068034cfc452daf000afa5912e104_0865505f-a703-4db4-94d5-36edea348e1a"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i316ef3f5e409460584da550ed2ba8850_95adbffa-fcbc-44d3-a917-615ce2ab3d7b">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_238572f7-793f-479c-a49c-d9924ea441f9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_59316fd1-dcdd-4904-b5a7-b724ba1527e2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_238572f7-793f-479c-a49c-d9924ea441f9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_59316fd1-dcdd-4904-b5a7-b724ba1527e2" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_6f7ba416-7927-4c52-9613-0931cfbd0fc7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_59316fd1-dcdd-4904-b5a7-b724ba1527e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_6f7ba416-7927-4c52-9613-0931cfbd0fc7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_6f7ba416-7927-4c52-9613-0931cfbd0fc7_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_6f7ba416-7927-4c52-9613-0931cfbd0fc7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_6f7ba416-7927-4c52-9613-0931cfbd0fc7_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_eb157a5d-809a-4e1c-b2ed-b0311166e4f4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_6f7ba416-7927-4c52-9613-0931cfbd0fc7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_eb157a5d-809a-4e1c-b2ed-b0311166e4f4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsGoodwillDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsGoodwillDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsGoodwillDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i5c6e13bcbf11431ca8b69b0e9fe65e2a_6de0efdc-e257-4f56-b404-9f0cd0d3fae4">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_8ed1cf6e-62db-49ce-a015-18618b63902e" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_f9d8ed31-be97-4153-bbb6-204a190ae584" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_8ed1cf6e-62db-49ce-a015-18618b63902e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_f9d8ed31-be97-4153-bbb6-204a190ae584" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_afbe935d-22e1-49a3-9d63-9954838fcb5f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_f9d8ed31-be97-4153-bbb6-204a190ae584" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_afbe935d-22e1-49a3-9d63-9954838fcb5f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_afbe935d-22e1-49a3-9d63-9954838fcb5f_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_afbe935d-22e1-49a3-9d63-9954838fcb5f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_afbe935d-22e1-49a3-9d63-9954838fcb5f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_685fc714-266d-44a6-b69e-5f318b4cd9d7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_afbe935d-22e1-49a3-9d63-9954838fcb5f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_685fc714-266d-44a6-b69e-5f318b4cd9d7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember_9285cbc1-e376-4071-b001-de0b01082805" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_685fc714-266d-44a6-b69e-5f318b4cd9d7" xlink:to="loc_dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember_9285cbc1-e376-4071-b001-de0b01082805" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_FluidsSegmentMember_015b3a02-f5e9-4e43-9bd7-9993288b2973" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_FluidsSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_685fc714-266d-44a6-b69e-5f318b4cd9d7" xlink:to="loc_dov_FluidsSegmentMember_015b3a02-f5e9-4e43-9bd7-9993288b2973" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember_93790d60-0605-4339-9daf-1ecb9e19135d" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_685fc714-266d-44a6-b69e-5f318b4cd9d7" xlink:to="loc_dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember_93790d60-0605-4339-9daf-1ecb9e19135d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_GoodwillReallocationDuetoApergy_c9e81c45-ddf8-40a4-a7fa-c0b4d58c96b3" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_GoodwillReallocationDuetoApergy"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_8ed1cf6e-62db-49ce-a015-18618b63902e" xlink:to="loc_dov_GoodwillReallocationDuetoApergy_c9e81c45-ddf8-40a4-a7fa-c0b4d58c96b3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwillCurrent_fb925ba9-cdbb-4352-9e70-cbb9a8df1b42" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwillCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_8ed1cf6e-62db-49ce-a015-18618b63902e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwillCurrent_fb925ba9-cdbb-4352-9e70-cbb9a8df1b42" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward_c9a17b8a-142d-4ff4-b2e1-46b7bb02274b" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_8ed1cf6e-62db-49ce-a015-18618b63902e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward_c9a17b8a-142d-4ff4-b2e1-46b7bb02274b" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_26e387f0-2ea4-4750-aced-737327c426e5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Goodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward_c9a17b8a-142d-4ff4-b2e1-46b7bb02274b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_26e387f0-2ea4-4750-aced-737327c426e5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod_5d235a29-0379-470d-8dbf-463546caf18c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward_c9a17b8a-142d-4ff4-b2e1-46b7bb02274b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod_5d235a29-0379-470d-8dbf-463546caf18c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit_13d6ca2d-2958-4852-8661-3ded141b369c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward_c9a17b8a-142d-4ff4-b2e1-46b7bb02274b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit_13d6ca2d-2958-4852-8661-3ded141b369c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss_0998ef3d-9284-48e7-b9e6-97d31e01aae5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillRollForward_c9a17b8a-142d-4ff4-b2e1-46b7bb02274b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss_0998ef3d-9284-48e7-b9e6-97d31e01aae5" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_7bcdb860-d031-464f-9b14-2f5fa5e1a311" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Goodwill"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssetsandAmortizationExpenseDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssetsandAmortizationExpenseDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssetsandAmortizationExpenseDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i0dbe5791495d462cad8e9e7fbe49bc5d_979d39fb-7b5e-45ef-b407-ca7036ffaf19">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_f8d9c855-4564-450b-bc64-1c82c8d8d17b" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_5b6ccbf8-9aa7-4b3e-a9d8-0566e1f92cab" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_f8d9c855-4564-450b-bc64-1c82c8d8d17b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_5b6ccbf8-9aa7-4b3e-a9d8-0566e1f92cab" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_96bbc7e4-4616-4c8b-8b09-bb87539a6b33" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_5b6ccbf8-9aa7-4b3e-a9d8-0566e1f92cab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_96bbc7e4-4616-4c8b-8b09-bb87539a6b33" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_96bbc7e4-4616-4c8b-8b09-bb87539a6b33_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_96bbc7e4-4616-4c8b-8b09-bb87539a6b33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_96bbc7e4-4616-4c8b-8b09-bb87539a6b33_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_9cdb4da3-b739-49bb-bddc-5ecb5c562e2f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_96bbc7e4-4616-4c8b-8b09-bb87539a6b33" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_9cdb4da3-b739-49bb-bddc-5ecb5c562e2f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_426b9a98-6b70-49f6-88aa-03933158769c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_9cdb4da3-b739-49bb-bddc-5ecb5c562e2f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_426b9a98-6b70-49f6-88aa-03933158769c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_c9f6ac38-eea0-42e5-ae7e-89c1e718dba2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TrademarksMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_9cdb4da3-b739-49bb-bddc-5ecb5c562e2f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_c9f6ac38-eea0-42e5-ae7e-89c1e718dba2" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PatentsMember_f44111bc-acf9-403d-8e19-4c9d31682f2d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PatentsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_9cdb4da3-b739-49bb-bddc-5ecb5c562e2f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PatentsMember_f44111bc-acf9-403d-8e19-4c9d31682f2d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_UnpatentedTechnologyMember_43f991c8-8ef2-47c2-81cc-25e8841ef969" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_UnpatentedTechnologyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_9cdb4da3-b739-49bb-bddc-5ecb5c562e2f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_UnpatentedTechnologyMember_43f991c8-8ef2-47c2-81cc-25e8841ef969" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DistributionRightsMember_164146b1-df0a-423f-95e2-d7b11750856e" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DistributionRightsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_9cdb4da3-b739-49bb-bddc-5ecb5c562e2f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DistributionRightsMember_164146b1-df0a-423f-95e2-d7b11750856e" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_DrawingsAndManualsMember_c6d65fed-ef1d-4bfa-bc08-38cc64f01d03" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_DrawingsAndManualsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_9cdb4da3-b739-49bb-bddc-5ecb5c562e2f" xlink:to="loc_dov_DrawingsAndManualsMember_c6d65fed-ef1d-4bfa-bc08-38cc64f01d03" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember_a57dbdb0-a7cc-4bab-82be-2cbf222d6e1f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_9cdb4da3-b739-49bb-bddc-5ecb5c562e2f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember_a57dbdb0-a7cc-4bab-82be-2cbf222d6e1f" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_c7c4dbe0-e9bc-4445-95c5-2cb412258039" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_5b6ccbf8-9aa7-4b3e-a9d8-0566e1f92cab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_c7c4dbe0-e9bc-4445-95c5-2cb412258039" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_c7c4dbe0-e9bc-4445-95c5-2cb412258039_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_c7c4dbe0-e9bc-4445-95c5-2cb412258039" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_c7c4dbe0-e9bc-4445-95c5-2cb412258039_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_5214c1aa-41f0-4ff3-975d-282a57e5258c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_c7c4dbe0-e9bc-4445-95c5-2cb412258039" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_5214c1aa-41f0-4ff3-975d-282a57e5258c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_aff49d0d-579f-4622-b2ad-8dc05dd97712" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TrademarksMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_5214c1aa-41f0-4ff3-975d-282a57e5258c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_aff49d0d-579f-4622-b2ad-8dc05dd97712" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross_a021bcf7-9b05-46fd-ac9d-6932f46e7590" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_f8d9c855-4564-450b-bc64-1c82c8d8d17b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross_a021bcf7-9b05-46fd-ac9d-6932f46e7590" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_f4b98333-3e0f-4ee5-8843-192265d1ddc2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_f8d9c855-4564-450b-bc64-1c82c8d8d17b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_f4b98333-3e0f-4ee5-8843-192265d1ddc2" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_955b20e7-32d7-4bd6-82d9-392d0eb9ade3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_f8d9c855-4564-450b-bc64-1c82c8d8d17b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_955b20e7-32d7-4bd6-82d9-392d0eb9ade3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill_557a905f-6b52-4b2d-92cd-d89f54590337" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_f8d9c855-4564-450b-bc64-1c82c8d8d17b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill_557a905f-6b52-4b2d-92cd-d89f54590337" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_57115bd3-50e2-4aa7-adc2-fdc4260de977" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_f8d9c855-4564-450b-bc64-1c82c8d8d17b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_57115bd3-50e2-4aa7-adc2-fdc4260de977" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets_ac03bcc9-5b13-41c8-a97b-3288f61d0818" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_f8d9c855-4564-450b-bc64-1c82c8d8d17b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets_ac03bcc9-5b13-41c8-a97b-3288f61d0818" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_Acquisitionrelatedamortizationexpense_662279a8-3730-41e5-b3ee-8ac06c794a6c" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_Acquisitionrelatedamortizationexpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_f8d9c855-4564-450b-bc64-1c82c8d8d17b" xlink:to="loc_dov_Acquisitionrelatedamortizationexpense_662279a8-3730-41e5-b3ee-8ac06c794a6c" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedIntangiblesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedIntangiblesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/GoodwillandOtherIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedIntangiblesDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="ib3f60da818c0413381975fdf73a1fe1a_fadada42-26b3-4591-aa18-de8977821b4d">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems_c3cc6db0-910b-4d8f-82bd-3be5c23f250b" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_ce80ea39-1db9-4cb6-80ed-e547804bf5ff" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems_c3cc6db0-910b-4d8f-82bd-3be5c23f250b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_ce80ea39-1db9-4cb6-80ed-e547804bf5ff" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_81b65a50-2cf5-461f-b3ca-2987b31d16f2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_ce80ea39-1db9-4cb6-80ed-e547804bf5ff" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_81b65a50-2cf5-461f-b3ca-2987b31d16f2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_81b65a50-2cf5-461f-b3ca-2987b31d16f2_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_81b65a50-2cf5-461f-b3ca-2987b31d16f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_81b65a50-2cf5-461f-b3ca-2987b31d16f2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_2c50b5ea-2757-4d22-a147-3f61800b016a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_81b65a50-2cf5-461f-b3ca-2987b31d16f2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_2c50b5ea-2757-4d22-a147-3f61800b016a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_3a0b794c-52c7-476a-851a-ff650d2023a7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TrademarksMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_2c50b5ea-2757-4d22-a147-3f61800b016a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_3a0b794c-52c7-476a-851a-ff650d2023a7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_UnamortizedIntangibleAssetsAbstract_9379651b-04e6-40b9-b5ea-afbfd95e49c4" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_UnamortizedIntangibleAssetsAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassLineItems_c3cc6db0-910b-4d8f-82bd-3be5c23f250b" xlink:to="loc_dov_UnamortizedIntangibleAssetsAbstract_9379651b-04e6-40b9-b5ea-afbfd95e49c4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_42e719c4-7cd2-4ecc-a59e-4575e12c9b8c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_UnamortizedIntangibleAssetsAbstract_9379651b-04e6-40b9-b5ea-afbfd95e49c4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_42e719c4-7cd2-4ecc-a59e-4575e12c9b8c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RestructuringActivities" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#RestructuringActivities"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RestructuringActivities" xlink:type="extended" id="ie31d5ec9054d412ead2fd149020bd404_6dae3f34-c051-46cc-bef9-b83ddd9978ef"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RestructuringActivitiesTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#RestructuringActivitiesTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RestructuringActivitiesTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i33418e946a4f48c5b9eec3d3e0d6d33a_2f77628a-5ff0-44b5-915a-88be9f236b47"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RestructuringActivitiesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#RestructuringActivitiesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RestructuringActivitiesDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i5b4e35d929264a3991b8d47be9995264_c5d2679a-5fe2-4fb6-9261-70ecb5c5c939">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveLineItems_e447b9d8-4191-471e-baec-ee35abd74dfb" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_9e2a500c-d9d4-4339-994f-88f5df58ca40" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveLineItems_e447b9d8-4191-471e-baec-ee35abd74dfb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_9e2a500c-d9d4-4339-994f-88f5df58ca40" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_fac4fd16-6ac6-46d3-9544-ed3b6670726c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_9e2a500c-d9d4-4339-994f-88f5df58ca40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_fac4fd16-6ac6-46d3-9544-ed3b6670726c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_fac4fd16-6ac6-46d3-9544-ed3b6670726c_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_fac4fd16-6ac6-46d3-9544-ed3b6670726c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_fac4fd16-6ac6-46d3-9544-ed3b6670726c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_0937ed7f-5d14-47b8-bc24-59b561577eb4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_fac4fd16-6ac6-46d3-9544-ed3b6670726c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_0937ed7f-5d14-47b8-bc24-59b561577eb4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember_42c9bde2-a0cf-4475-8248-1afdcdacf0eb" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_0937ed7f-5d14-47b8-bc24-59b561577eb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember_42c9bde2-a0cf-4475-8248-1afdcdacf0eb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember_3433483a-634f-480f-9de5-fe76bb210683" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_0937ed7f-5d14-47b8-bc24-59b561577eb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember_3433483a-634f-480f-9de5-fe76bb210683" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis_a74cd7d2-9089-4d4d-ad4e-28ee47b3c091" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_9e2a500c-d9d4-4339-994f-88f5df58ca40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis_a74cd7d2-9089-4d4d-ad4e-28ee47b3c091" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_a74cd7d2-9089-4d4d-ad4e-28ee47b3c091_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis_a74cd7d2-9089-4d4d-ad4e-28ee47b3c091" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_a74cd7d2-9089-4d4d-ad4e-28ee47b3c091_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_679103c2-b68b-4718-8236-1a4567a8af64" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis_a74cd7d2-9089-4d4d-ad4e-28ee47b3c091" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_679103c2-b68b-4718-8236-1a4567a8af64" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_RightsizingCostsMember_491c0473-59b6-429c-97e4-1f716612edf4" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_RightsizingCostsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_679103c2-b68b-4718-8236-1a4567a8af64" xlink:to="loc_dov_RightsizingCostsMember_491c0473-59b6-429c-97e4-1f716612edf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_FootprintConsolidationCostsMember_63b039be-4d81-471f-8784-c017d8516952" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_FootprintConsolidationCostsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_679103c2-b68b-4718-8236-1a4567a8af64" xlink:to="loc_dov_FootprintConsolidationCostsMember_63b039be-4d81-471f-8784-c017d8516952" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember_7ca524d3-5e52-41ed-b7b7-a8ba769585b5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_679103c2-b68b-4718-8236-1a4567a8af64" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember_7ca524d3-5e52-41ed-b7b7-a8ba769585b5" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember_f6e8677c-511a-4b8e-8540-5a85208e4c63" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_679103c2-b68b-4718-8236-1a4567a8af64" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember_f6e8677c-511a-4b8e-8540-5a85208e4c63" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_8e5a2602-46b0-4b9e-8f11-9cef600bb530" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_9e2a500c-d9d4-4339-994f-88f5df58ca40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_8e5a2602-46b0-4b9e-8f11-9cef600bb530" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_8e5a2602-46b0-4b9e-8f11-9cef600bb530_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_8e5a2602-46b0-4b9e-8f11-9cef600bb530" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_8e5a2602-46b0-4b9e-8f11-9cef600bb530_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_e27c538a-f80e-4d6e-920c-02cfbdc11d48" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_8e5a2602-46b0-4b9e-8f11-9cef600bb530" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_e27c538a-f80e-4d6e-920c-02cfbdc11d48" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember_d411fe85-69a0-4771-9d5f-bb27b5214d65" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_e27c538a-f80e-4d6e-920c-02cfbdc11d48" xlink:to="loc_dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember_d411fe85-69a0-4771-9d5f-bb27b5214d65" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_FluidsSegmentMember_b9cc890b-0394-4352-8c7a-f395a3a91e9d" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_FluidsSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_e27c538a-f80e-4d6e-920c-02cfbdc11d48" xlink:to="loc_dov_FluidsSegmentMember_b9cc890b-0394-4352-8c7a-f395a3a91e9d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember_06853ff3-fd50-426c-a6bd-b145ba3bc295" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_e27c538a-f80e-4d6e-920c-02cfbdc11d48" xlink:to="loc_dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember_06853ff3-fd50-426c-a6bd-b145ba3bc295" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember_5fc43b5b-4972-4b11-a5a0-76c97cff030d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_e27c538a-f80e-4d6e-920c-02cfbdc11d48" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember_5fc43b5b-4972-4b11-a5a0-76c97cff030d" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis_8070ca22-a2f0-4590-b488-b0a1ed670ecd" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_9e2a500c-d9d4-4339-994f-88f5df58ca40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis_8070ca22-a2f0-4590-b488-b0a1ed670ecd" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_8070ca22-a2f0-4590-b488-b0a1ed670ecd_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis_8070ca22-a2f0-4590-b488-b0a1ed670ecd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_8070ca22-a2f0-4590-b488-b0a1ed670ecd_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_80afe1df-e858-4f95-87df-95eaadc63bf4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis_8070ca22-a2f0-4590-b488-b0a1ed670ecd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_80afe1df-e858-4f95-87df-95eaadc63bf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioPlanMember_580f580c-1f81-41ea-8723-7983b326d6a8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScenarioPlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_80afe1df-e858-4f95-87df-95eaadc63bf4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioPlanMember_580f580c-1f81-41ea-8723-7983b326d6a8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember_b91865bb-a309-4b10-a84a-2586495c8687" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_80afe1df-e858-4f95-87df-95eaadc63bf4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember_b91865bb-a309-4b10-a84a-2586495c8687" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCharges_81443164-3cc7-4e5d-8ebc-16a6788f6b05" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringCharges"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveLineItems_e447b9d8-4191-471e-baec-ee35abd74dfb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCharges_81443164-3cc7-4e5d-8ebc-16a6788f6b05" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserveRollForward_222cf8dd-e76b-4f5d-8841-bdef323cebfe" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringReserveRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveLineItems_e447b9d8-4191-471e-baec-ee35abd74dfb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserveRollForward_222cf8dd-e76b-4f5d-8841-bdef323cebfe" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserve_d4d702b0-c8a5-4f03-9e6e-1d272d3704df" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringReserve"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserveRollForward_222cf8dd-e76b-4f5d-8841-bdef323cebfe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserve_d4d702b0-c8a5-4f03-9e6e-1d272d3704df" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost_6fc5d42d-735c-4198-9bf8-7431cf4e6177" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserveRollForward_222cf8dd-e76b-4f5d-8841-bdef323cebfe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostIncurredCost_6fc5d42d-735c-4198-9bf8-7431cf4e6177" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring_2b0f1d94-b7f3-41d4-9f62-13138638dcd3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserveRollForward_222cf8dd-e76b-4f5d-8841-bdef323cebfe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring_2b0f1d94-b7f3-41d4-9f62-13138638dcd3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment1_9315d962-6af0-4817-bc3b-f15e1f2189c3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserveRollForward_222cf8dd-e76b-4f5d-8841-bdef323cebfe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment1_9315d962-6af0-4817-bc3b-f15e1f2189c3" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserve_e9b1c79f-79db-4969-a6c8-d472db97afca" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringReserve"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Borrowings" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#Borrowings"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Borrowings" xlink:type="extended" id="i1aed6f098ed7438ba25712f2747acf83_4514ca8a-95c0-416a-b303-2f1caee97f17"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/BorrowingsTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#BorrowingsTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/BorrowingsTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i957f4306c252406894ebf217cb4aaf8a_73f32ea7-ce83-4716-8378-4c5b353626c4"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/BorrowingsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#BorrowingsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/BorrowingsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i4d6796e71deb4acb93b34fa92087ec73_41522ff9-648f-48dc-92b0-a8feedb4d04a">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_432ee019-1e91-482e-a86a-abf0eda4b76b" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_d32a545e-8aeb-4630-895f-9fee3f4825a7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_432ee019-1e91-482e-a86a-abf0eda4b76b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_d32a545e-8aeb-4630-895f-9fee3f4825a7" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_fe07d458-278b-47fd-8141-15752dbd2295" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_d32a545e-8aeb-4630-895f-9fee3f4825a7" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_fe07d458-278b-47fd-8141-15752dbd2295" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_fe07d458-278b-47fd-8141-15752dbd2295_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_fe07d458-278b-47fd-8141-15752dbd2295" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_fe07d458-278b-47fd-8141-15752dbd2295_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_83a0f39d-7d08-4d36-b697-e730474162f8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_fe07d458-278b-47fd-8141-15752dbd2295" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_83a0f39d-7d08-4d36-b697-e730474162f8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_f111c8bc-231e-483b-8a53-da925be94bed" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_83a0f39d-7d08-4d36-b697-e730474162f8" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_f111c8bc-231e-483b-8a53-da925be94bed" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_1b46e4ee-7fc7-473b-8f53-cf6e2cd1a3b2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_83a0f39d-7d08-4d36-b697-e730474162f8" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_1b46e4ee-7fc7-473b-8f53-cf6e2cd1a3b2" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_85c7a537-d63f-438b-827c-d56b21f19b1d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_d32a545e-8aeb-4630-895f-9fee3f4825a7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_85c7a537-d63f-438b-827c-d56b21f19b1d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_85c7a537-d63f-438b-827c-d56b21f19b1d_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_85c7a537-d63f-438b-827c-d56b21f19b1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_85c7a537-d63f-438b-827c-d56b21f19b1d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_85c7a537-d63f-438b-827c-d56b21f19b1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_CreditAgreementMember_a0045b32-d6a3-4b16-99ca-c744d9cd916a" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_CreditAgreementMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_CreditAgreementMember_a0045b32-d6a3-4b16-99ca-c744d9cd916a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_NoteDue2018Member_8c0dd0e3-150c-474a-aedd-290bf63b5e27" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_NoteDue2018Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_NoteDue2018Member_8c0dd0e3-150c-474a-aedd-290bf63b5e27" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_Notedue2020Member_3f522f5b-b871-4c30-b0d6-59af6c0d02bc" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_Notedue2020Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_Notedue2020Member_3f522f5b-b871-4c30-b0d6-59af6c0d02bc" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_NoteDue2021Member_88cd703c-14ce-4c67-84f8-d958dd17ff48" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_NoteDue2021Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_NoteDue2021Member_88cd703c-14ce-4c67-84f8-d958dd17ff48" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_Notedue2025Member_231cb4f9-b0d1-4de1-8732-a0bcbccb0a05" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_Notedue2025Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_Notedue2025Member_231cb4f9-b0d1-4de1-8732-a0bcbccb0a05" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_Notedue2026Member_4f4d8e62-b6ae-4d2f-9cb3-40c49e8bfd91" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_Notedue2026Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_Notedue2026Member_4f4d8e62-b6ae-4d2f-9cb3-40c49e8bfd91" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_DebenturesDue2028Member_9e0fc809-606a-4aa6-ab6d-ceac8ad2f085" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_DebenturesDue2028Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_DebenturesDue2028Member_9e0fc809-606a-4aa6-ab6d-ceac8ad2f085" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_DebentureDue2035Member_013f39d8-623f-4c21-b8f8-83a4e1418a98" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_DebentureDue2035Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_DebentureDue2035Member_013f39d8-623f-4c21-b8f8-83a4e1418a98" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_NoteDue2038Member_abb25fce-d2a8-4d6f-ad94-6f4a4b33a566" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_NoteDue2038Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_NoteDue2038Member_abb25fce-d2a8-4d6f-ad94-6f4a4b33a566" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_NoteDue2041Member_12cdeffd-ce1c-4ba7-bed4-59630b676fc8" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_NoteDue2041Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_NoteDue2041Member_12cdeffd-ce1c-4ba7-bed4-59630b676fc8" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_OtherLongTermDebtInstrumentsMember_080954e4-48f3-414c-a73a-69c0d2e8b3dd" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_OtherLongTermDebtInstrumentsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_4fe0fa29-41c9-43e4-a264-ecb905a132aa" xlink:to="loc_dov_OtherLongTermDebtInstrumentsMember_080954e4-48f3-414c-a73a-69c0d2e8b3dd" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtCurrentAbstract_81647e3a-ae1a-4a10-bddf-466da58bafcf" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtCurrentAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_432ee019-1e91-482e-a86a-abf0eda4b76b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtCurrentAbstract_81647e3a-ae1a-4a10-bddf-466da58bafcf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_2d17377d-f6ae-42c9-9db7-8e04e3439edc" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtCurrentAbstract_81647e3a-ae1a-4a10-bddf-466da58bafcf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_2d17377d-f6ae-42c9-9db7-8e04e3439edc" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommercialPaper_a8c82674-7a62-4fce-bd49-26fa9114b77f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CommercialPaper"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtCurrentAbstract_81647e3a-ae1a-4a10-bddf-466da58bafcf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommercialPaper_a8c82674-7a62-4fce-bd49-26fa9114b77f" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtCurrent_a9ac1655-05a6-4f48-8719-0b6267a243f0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtCurrentAbstract_81647e3a-ae1a-4a10-bddf-466da58bafcf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtCurrent_a9ac1655-05a6-4f48-8719-0b6267a243f0" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_432ee019-1e91-482e-a86a-abf0eda4b76b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_bf609fa0-1601-409f-9101-288fb07a569a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_bf609fa0-1601-409f-9101-288fb07a569a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_b7157703-e2cb-4752-8a6f-2186af6701c2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_b7157703-e2cb-4752-8a6f-2186af6701c2" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_9c11f9d7-3a48-4758-a578-8ac59f087010" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_9c11f9d7-3a48-4758-a578-8ac59f087010" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_7107be63-00dc-4f1e-a4e5-6bbbf2c979cc" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_7107be63-00dc-4f1e-a4e5-6bbbf2c979cc" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount_934e2d70-be65-4ab2-bc29-24dbc36bb0de" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount_934e2d70-be65-4ab2-bc29-24dbc36bb0de" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsOwnshareLendingArrangementIssuanceCostsNet_c4bd535c-1f31-4985-93dd-53ec870702c9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsOwnshareLendingArrangementIssuanceCostsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsOwnshareLendingArrangementIssuanceCostsNet_c4bd535c-1f31-4985-93dd-53ec870702c9" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentMaturityDate_34ad8c93-76e9-419b-b399-7c5556ee3250" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentMaturityDate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentMaturityDate_34ad8c93-76e9-419b-b399-7c5556ee3250" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_9bc07bec-6f12-4739-9ae0-e13cd0773312" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_9bc07bec-6f12-4739-9ae0-e13cd0773312" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm_4b479b0e-f43d-46c3-b9b5-80faa9d83d8c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtByComponentsCurrentAndNoncurrentAlternativeAbstract_f64d2304-5fd9-40c5-aad5-00c072189bee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm_4b479b0e-f43d-46c3-b9b5-80faa9d83d8c" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAbstract_bdb61366-1488-4a6f-ad3b-48f475b10e1e" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_432ee019-1e91-482e-a86a-abf0eda4b76b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAbstract_bdb61366-1488-4a6f-ad3b-48f475b10e1e" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationDate1_e360e817-07cd-444f-b9a9-6656796e7399" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationDate1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAbstract_bdb61366-1488-4a6f-ad3b-48f475b10e1e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationDate1_e360e817-07cd-444f-b9a9-6656796e7399" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_068c740c-eda1-40a1-a326-7c67cea20b50" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAbstract_bdb61366-1488-4a6f-ad3b-48f475b10e1e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_068c740c-eda1-40a1-a326-7c67cea20b50" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantCompliance_eb348fd5-84ba-4388-8da7-52e2bd3ba050" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantCompliance"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAbstract_bdb61366-1488-4a6f-ad3b-48f475b10e1e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCovenantCompliance_eb348fd5-84ba-4388-8da7-52e2bd3ba050" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount_08388540-0a28-4bdb-ba3e-f1e13b341e09" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAbstract_bdb61366-1488-4a6f-ad3b-48f475b10e1e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount_08388540-0a28-4bdb-ba3e-f1e13b341e09" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstruments" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#FinancialInstruments"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstruments" xlink:type="extended" id="i2158b4779e344012b28d5397e6296ac1_6b40b2dd-c4be-4695-b24c-57a6068a278d"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i23c6f720a4694ed593bf20f9670934d7_19cd509a-720a-494f-9562-810936bf3ffe"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i634d06b6e0cb4886ad83034417cda811_7c2ccd8c-0854-46cb-b573-728a050e84d6">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_e2568326-0ead-4814-bce2-095609223ecb" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_cf85c1d5-62be-447e-ac6e-931d53f8c86c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_e2568326-0ead-4814-bce2-095609223ecb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_cf85c1d5-62be-447e-ac6e-931d53f8c86c" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_d1b2df65-03cf-4419-8d45-3cad39d7ac36" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_cf85c1d5-62be-447e-ac6e-931d53f8c86c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_d1b2df65-03cf-4419-8d45-3cad39d7ac36" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_d1b2df65-03cf-4419-8d45-3cad39d7ac36_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_d1b2df65-03cf-4419-8d45-3cad39d7ac36" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_d1b2df65-03cf-4419-8d45-3cad39d7ac36_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_02f1734c-832a-403a-a15e-44505ffcabad" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_d1b2df65-03cf-4419-8d45-3cad39d7ac36" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_02f1734c-832a-403a-a15e-44505ffcabad" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_Notedue2026Member_3d9ae082-77ec-4de7-bfb5-d2b8d0e53f9d" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_Notedue2026Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_02f1734c-832a-403a-a15e-44505ffcabad" xlink:to="loc_dov_Notedue2026Member_3d9ae082-77ec-4de7-bfb5-d2b8d0e53f9d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_Notedue2020Member_76eb38b9-6a39-4fc0-8d4d-cec1902d7fe2" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_Notedue2020Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_02f1734c-832a-403a-a15e-44505ffcabad" xlink:to="loc_dov_Notedue2020Member_76eb38b9-6a39-4fc0-8d4d-cec1902d7fe2" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_2d0e772e-035c-4bac-8725-03e8b4f3008e" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_cf85c1d5-62be-447e-ac6e-931d53f8c86c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_2d0e772e-035c-4bac-8725-03e8b4f3008e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_2d0e772e-035c-4bac-8725-03e8b4f3008e_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_2d0e772e-035c-4bac-8725-03e8b4f3008e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_2d0e772e-035c-4bac-8725-03e8b4f3008e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_67d7ce53-5ef1-4936-bcab-89c43a5feaf3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_2d0e772e-035c-4bac-8725-03e8b4f3008e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_67d7ce53-5ef1-4936-bcab-89c43a5feaf3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember_4bc60397-1ea3-400d-bde1-036ff15dc27f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_67d7ce53-5ef1-4936-bcab-89c43a5feaf3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember_4bc60397-1ea3-400d-bde1-036ff15dc27f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_4ea97380-b5bf-4b44-b7d9-272453989b24" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_cf85c1d5-62be-447e-ac6e-931d53f8c86c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_4ea97380-b5bf-4b44-b7d9-272453989b24" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_4ea97380-b5bf-4b44-b7d9-272453989b24_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_4ea97380-b5bf-4b44-b7d9-272453989b24" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_4ea97380-b5bf-4b44-b7d9-272453989b24_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_0ba025c3-84d4-4647-9df2-286cfc129d91" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_4ea97380-b5bf-4b44-b7d9-272453989b24" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_0ba025c3-84d4-4647-9df2-286cfc129d91" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_1043a481-835f-4f1d-b3a8-da12e7deea9e" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_0ba025c3-84d4-4647-9df2-286cfc129d91" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_1043a481-835f-4f1d-b3a8-da12e7deea9e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_49bcd12a-9727-4a6a-929d-7feebc460331" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NondesignatedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_0ba025c3-84d4-4647-9df2-286cfc129d91" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_49bcd12a-9727-4a6a-929d-7feebc460331" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis_28e71902-bfcc-4fd0-af43-633d86a5d424" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_cf85c1d5-62be-447e-ac6e-931d53f8c86c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis_28e71902-bfcc-4fd0-af43-633d86a5d424" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationDomain_28e71902-bfcc-4fd0-af43-633d86a5d424_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis_28e71902-bfcc-4fd0-af43-633d86a5d424" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationDomain_28e71902-bfcc-4fd0-af43-633d86a5d424_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationDomain_39a7625b-fa51-40f0-aef6-76b1bd71c357" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis_28e71902-bfcc-4fd0-af43-633d86a5d424" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationDomain_39a7625b-fa51-40f0-aef6-76b1bd71c357" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember_02d8dff1-dea9-4e8a-a4be-951a065eef37" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationDomain_39a7625b-fa51-40f0-aef6-76b1bd71c357" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember_02d8dff1-dea9-4e8a-a4be-951a065eef37" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_OtherAccruedExpensesMember_1baf0eda-09b2-4ae7-89f8-d3acf69c856d" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_OtherAccruedExpensesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationDomain_39a7625b-fa51-40f0-aef6-76b1bd71c357" xlink:to="loc_dov_OtherAccruedExpensesMember_1baf0eda-09b2-4ae7-89f8-d3acf69c856d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount_6e4ee5ea-668b-4dc6-b19c-157770698cb8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.sec.gov/invest/2013/invest-2013-01-31.xsd#invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_e2568326-0ead-4814-bce2-095609223ecb" xlink:to="loc_invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount_6e4ee5ea-668b-4dc6-b19c-157770698cb8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_da5352ed-79df-4085-bbda-6026c6d8f97d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_e2568326-0ead-4814-bce2-095609223ecb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_da5352ed-79df-4085-bbda-6026c6d8f97d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_b3b89b6a-3811-471e-8385-01313ae9aff3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_e2568326-0ead-4814-bce2-095609223ecb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_b3b89b6a-3811-471e-8385-01313ae9aff3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_ba1bd306-e598-4c71-a778-90a7ff217a56" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_e2568326-0ead-4814-bce2-095609223ecb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_ba1bd306-e598-4c71-a778-90a7ff217a56" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeIncreaseDecrease_5af1755c-d9df-4b03-8eaf-7154f2635a8e" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeIncreaseDecrease"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_e2568326-0ead-4814-bce2-095609223ecb" xlink:to="loc_dov_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeIncreaseDecrease_5af1755c-d9df-4b03-8eaf-7154f2635a8e" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax_f3b92f0e-08b7-4464-868d-43103993048b" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_e2568326-0ead-4814-bce2-095609223ecb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax_f3b92f0e-08b7-4464-868d-43103993048b" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeIncreaseDecreaseNetOfTax_868fc778-b4ba-4692-b726-684e6822efc7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeIncreaseDecreaseNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_e2568326-0ead-4814-bce2-095609223ecb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeIncreaseDecreaseNetOfTax_868fc778-b4ba-4692-b726-684e6822efc7" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsBalanceSheetLocationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsBalanceSheetLocationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsBalanceSheetLocationDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i4fecf830c7304b73a60be16ce65bd746_ff5ec701-ecda-49aa-8680-1aded03122ec">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_f9804f72-199d-4130-b23c-be32bea969ad" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_4d6b3f33-fc70-4b2f-9b44-018fa9fcd7be" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_f9804f72-199d-4130-b23c-be32bea969ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_4d6b3f33-fc70-4b2f-9b44-018fa9fcd7be" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_529a3ac7-1789-4614-9d4b-aee6bc9035b3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_4d6b3f33-fc70-4b2f-9b44-018fa9fcd7be" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_529a3ac7-1789-4614-9d4b-aee6bc9035b3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_529a3ac7-1789-4614-9d4b-aee6bc9035b3_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_529a3ac7-1789-4614-9d4b-aee6bc9035b3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_529a3ac7-1789-4614-9d4b-aee6bc9035b3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_6abd8f61-f10a-47a0-9c78-438f02cb29ce" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_529a3ac7-1789-4614-9d4b-aee6bc9035b3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_6abd8f61-f10a-47a0-9c78-438f02cb29ce" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_e26e15bf-7222-4a0b-904f-a9e60eab77c9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_6abd8f61-f10a-47a0-9c78-438f02cb29ce" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_e26e15bf-7222-4a0b-904f-a9e60eab77c9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_f952ce18-49b0-4730-b0e1-8c7d74262aee" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisTable_4d6b3f33-fc70-4b2f-9b44-018fa9fcd7be" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_f952ce18-49b0-4730-b0e1-8c7d74262aee" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_f952ce18-49b0-4730-b0e1-8c7d74262aee_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_f952ce18-49b0-4730-b0e1-8c7d74262aee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_f952ce18-49b0-4730-b0e1-8c7d74262aee_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_035cce0f-6946-4dec-9ddd-22e05a859b89" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_f952ce18-49b0-4730-b0e1-8c7d74262aee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_035cce0f-6946-4dec-9ddd-22e05a859b89" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_1ed5644f-923f-4484-8898-b317436892ea" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_035cce0f-6946-4dec-9ddd-22e05a859b89" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_1ed5644f-923f-4484-8898-b317436892ea" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract_7ad15c62-7367-472c-9822-a77113e87469" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_f9804f72-199d-4130-b23c-be32bea969ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract_7ad15c62-7367-472c-9822-a77113e87469" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure_6d207fcd-c0a0-4fb2-897b-45d3392980e5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureAbstract_7ad15c62-7367-472c-9822-a77113e87469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure_6d207fcd-c0a0-4fb2-897b-45d3392980e5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract_e2d2541c-14f2-424a-8866-e4c6cafba79c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_f9804f72-199d-4130-b23c-be32bea969ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract_e2d2541c-14f2-424a-8866-e4c6cafba79c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure_332ee264-b091-4a25-9aa7-3be71188ac82" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureAbstract_e2d2541c-14f2-424a-8866-e4c6cafba79c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure_332ee264-b091-4a25-9aa7-3be71188ac82" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsFairValueMeasurementsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsFairValueMeasurementsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsFairValueMeasurementsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i3f2f0031355d42e0b12caee09321d5d2_d73fa676-aa36-4515-bcfb-fc1ab6f05aa4">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_9a93a1af-4897-49f9-be8d-710e90933ea9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_928172f0-bf67-45e6-8b13-80647393fed4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_9a93a1af-4897-49f9-be8d-710e90933ea9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_928172f0-bf67-45e6-8b13-80647393fed4" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_3752dc50-93b8-4fbf-9c90-f280d9b7c246" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_928172f0-bf67-45e6-8b13-80647393fed4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_3752dc50-93b8-4fbf-9c90-f280d9b7c246" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_3752dc50-93b8-4fbf-9c90-f280d9b7c246_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_3752dc50-93b8-4fbf-9c90-f280d9b7c246" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_3752dc50-93b8-4fbf-9c90-f280d9b7c246_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_6f4c2c51-f101-4cf7-9900-b1d9b82f6552" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis_3752dc50-93b8-4fbf-9c90-f280d9b7c246" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_6f4c2c51-f101-4cf7-9900-b1d9b82f6552" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_9745d8e2-552d-4b95-a511-5c59c849468c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementFrequencyDomain_6f4c2c51-f101-4cf7-9900-b1d9b82f6552" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember_9745d8e2-552d-4b95-a511-5c59c849468c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis_978d318d-02e1-4b3b-815e-73e0248de86c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_928172f0-bf67-45e6-8b13-80647393fed4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis_978d318d-02e1-4b3b-815e-73e0248de86c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_978d318d-02e1-4b3b-815e-73e0248de86c_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis_978d318d-02e1-4b3b-815e-73e0248de86c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_978d318d-02e1-4b3b-815e-73e0248de86c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureItemAmountsDomain_8cb862de-dd6d-485b-b9b5-43c672232543" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureItemAmountsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis_978d318d-02e1-4b3b-815e-73e0248de86c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureItemAmountsDomain_8cb862de-dd6d-485b-b9b5-43c672232543" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_3a7cb1b3-ba91-4002-8e62-c3b47709a8bb" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureItemAmountsDomain_8cb862de-dd6d-485b-b9b5-43c672232543" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_3a7cb1b3-ba91-4002-8e62-c3b47709a8bb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_5fd1b375-f3da-4ce8-a82b-e790f3dae38a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_3a7cb1b3-ba91-4002-8e62-c3b47709a8bb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_5fd1b375-f3da-4ce8-a82b-e790f3dae38a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_ab943c2d-8979-4b24-bfba-bad13f0932f4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_928172f0-bf67-45e6-8b13-80647393fed4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_ab943c2d-8979-4b24-bfba-bad13f0932f4" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_ab943c2d-8979-4b24-bfba-bad13f0932f4_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_ab943c2d-8979-4b24-bfba-bad13f0932f4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_ab943c2d-8979-4b24-bfba-bad13f0932f4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_b92915bf-af84-42a0-b569-720f3c8b1011" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_ab943c2d-8979-4b24-bfba-bad13f0932f4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_b92915bf-af84-42a0-b569-720f3c8b1011" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_bb0084fa-d01a-4e2c-8ae3-1c046e00b3c0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_b92915bf-af84-42a0-b569-720f3c8b1011" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_bb0084fa-d01a-4e2c-8ae3-1c046e00b3c0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure_c6d32471-1702-44db-868e-96b55802d5d4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_9a93a1af-4897-49f9-be8d-710e90933ea9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure_c6d32471-1702-44db-868e-96b55802d5d4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure_736f12f3-798d-4826-9f75-d97e62c34ca2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_9a93a1af-4897-49f9-be8d-710e90933ea9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure_736f12f3-798d-4826-9f75-d97e62c34ca2" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_4b7132cb-a8e0-4bbf-9c1d-bef0765268ea" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_9a93a1af-4897-49f9-be8d-710e90933ea9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_4b7132cb-a8e0-4bbf-9c1d-bef0765268ea" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_88d17a22-ae10-434b-992e-1a84357fdcb6" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_9a93a1af-4897-49f9-be8d-710e90933ea9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_88d17a22-ae10-434b-992e-1a84357fdcb6" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/IncomeTaxes" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#IncomeTaxes"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/IncomeTaxes" xlink:type="extended" id="i03eb680414e1429e9db76d3be145e52a_7e3e0175-f297-42ad-a73e-f4b8d9413efc"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/IncomeTaxesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#IncomeTaxesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/IncomeTaxesDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="ib32a81cb1e9040d69ae8ebb8d72e7481_6d4c9065-f0fd-498e-84ad-e0c96ec694e6">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_dc95e5ed-59e6-48d0-973e-2aceb62333ad" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_b8cef1f7-74db-4507-a37f-d1f5c766e705" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_dc95e5ed-59e6-48d0-973e-2aceb62333ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_b8cef1f7-74db-4507-a37f-d1f5c766e705" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_4f4be9d2-8ee0-48c6-ae0d-51a3e55a7868" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_b8cef1f7-74db-4507-a37f-d1f5c766e705" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_4f4be9d2-8ee0-48c6-ae0d-51a3e55a7868" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_4f4be9d2-8ee0-48c6-ae0d-51a3e55a7868_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_4f4be9d2-8ee0-48c6-ae0d-51a3e55a7868" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_4f4be9d2-8ee0-48c6-ae0d-51a3e55a7868_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_dc0bf1fc-e85a-48bd-8359-55f49270336f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_4f4be9d2-8ee0-48c6-ae0d-51a3e55a7868" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_dc0bf1fc-e85a-48bd-8359-55f49270336f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_deb1a50c-98e8-429a-8184-6160bd797a89" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_dc0bf1fc-e85a-48bd-8359-55f49270336f" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_deb1a50c-98e8-429a-8184-6160bd797a89" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_40a21a3d-7b3b-43a5-ae62-69f314d50856" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_dc0bf1fc-e85a-48bd-8359-55f49270336f" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_40a21a3d-7b3b-43a5-ae62-69f314d50856" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_93661d36-56a6-49eb-917c-50c2ca39da30" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_b8cef1f7-74db-4507-a37f-d1f5c766e705" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_93661d36-56a6-49eb-917c-50c2ca39da30" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_93661d36-56a6-49eb-917c-50c2ca39da30_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_93661d36-56a6-49eb-917c-50c2ca39da30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_93661d36-56a6-49eb-917c-50c2ca39da30_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_6ec84c6a-37c9-4250-a8c9-98e999d5607c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_93661d36-56a6-49eb-917c-50c2ca39da30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_6ec84c6a-37c9-4250-a8c9-98e999d5607c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations_5abfd5f9-8716-4787-8461-37fbbe8dc767" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_dc95e5ed-59e6-48d0-973e-2aceb62333ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations_5abfd5f9-8716-4787-8461-37fbbe8dc767" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate_32d581df-d528-41c0-bb7d-fa293b94268c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_dc95e5ed-59e6-48d0-973e-2aceb62333ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate_32d581df-d528-41c0-bb7d-fa293b94268c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate_a7e68877-267c-4838-918e-585f280a7689" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_dc95e5ed-59e6-48d0-973e-2aceb62333ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate_a7e68877-267c-4838-918e-585f280a7689" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments_0d8d8441-8476-40c9-93f0-69874c2f5711" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_dc95e5ed-59e6-48d0-973e-2aceb62333ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments_0d8d8441-8476-40c9-93f0-69874c2f5711" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible_3117f85f-c44d-4ddb-a492-10144024dc4f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_dc95e5ed-59e6-48d0-973e-2aceb62333ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossible_3117f85f-c44d-4ddb-a492-10144024dc4f" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EquityIncentiveProgram" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#EquityIncentiveProgram"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EquityIncentiveProgram" xlink:type="extended" id="iae8605e1d058497dbc04853341406899_0c8e8a89-2ca8-4d13-892b-19d4b85bc880"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EquityIncentiveProgramTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#EquityIncentiveProgramTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EquityIncentiveProgramTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i92ac6eb13bc048ad8b3dcb28f9e0859e_1bd5abdb-6c6d-414e-a05e-ca63fde9d94e">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_fe704409-953b-48f1-8cda-715eb950906d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_9d0bb984-9859-4824-8340-df49dfadb995" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_fe704409-953b-48f1-8cda-715eb950906d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_9d0bb984-9859-4824-8340-df49dfadb995" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_7163301b-5e9f-4f38-a1ea-5b2576b6b555" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_9d0bb984-9859-4824-8340-df49dfadb995" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_7163301b-5e9f-4f38-a1ea-5b2576b6b555" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_7163301b-5e9f-4f38-a1ea-5b2576b6b555_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_7163301b-5e9f-4f38-a1ea-5b2576b6b555" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_7163301b-5e9f-4f38-a1ea-5b2576b6b555_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_e68b6329-4bd3-485c-ad82-2555e22411d6" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_7163301b-5e9f-4f38-a1ea-5b2576b6b555" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_e68b6329-4bd3-485c-ad82-2555e22411d6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember_aa8d9cdf-6853-4f12-8008-02ebd47d208c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_e68b6329-4bd3-485c-ad82-2555e22411d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember_aa8d9cdf-6853-4f12-8008-02ebd47d208c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_7d941944-aefa-4d82-8704-f3fc7c8ff5da" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_e68b6329-4bd3-485c-ad82-2555e22411d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_7d941944-aefa-4d82-8704-f3fc7c8ff5da" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedPaymentAwardEmployeeStockPurchasePlanValuationAssumptionsTableTextBlock_3aa60721-e2eb-4116-ba34-1979f2f76953" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedPaymentAwardEmployeeStockPurchasePlanValuationAssumptionsTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_fe704409-953b-48f1-8cda-715eb950906d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedPaymentAwardEmployeeStockPurchasePlanValuationAssumptionsTableTextBlock_3aa60721-e2eb-4116-ba34-1979f2f76953" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfCompensationCostForShareBasedPaymentArrangementsAllocationOfShareBasedCompensationCostsByPlanTableTextBlock_05722e81-957e-4a67-ba72-8170c469b454" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfCompensationCostForShareBasedPaymentArrangementsAllocationOfShareBasedCompensationCostsByPlanTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_fe704409-953b-48f1-8cda-715eb950906d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfCompensationCostForShareBasedPaymentArrangementsAllocationOfShareBasedCompensationCostsByPlanTableTextBlock_05722e81-957e-4a67-ba72-8170c469b454" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EquityIncentiveProgramDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#EquityIncentiveProgramDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EquityIncentiveProgramDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i9696603be5af47788f8e3cb97c70e5e6_5365723b-dfdd-4a87-a9c8-8416f886f7ad">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_4718882c-c0c9-42ba-9669-fdaec5205963" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_4718882c-c0c9-42ba-9669-fdaec5205963" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_df2890a2-e054-4d88-9a17-9de56ffce571" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_4718882c-c0c9-42ba-9669-fdaec5205963" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_df2890a2-e054-4d88-9a17-9de56ffce571" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_df2890a2-e054-4d88-9a17-9de56ffce571_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_df2890a2-e054-4d88-9a17-9de56ffce571" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_df2890a2-e054-4d88-9a17-9de56ffce571_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_31a83b93-66bf-4acd-a1ad-e758f1b747a8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_df2890a2-e054-4d88-9a17-9de56ffce571" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_31a83b93-66bf-4acd-a1ad-e758f1b747a8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember_9d297ebf-3c4f-4721-81cb-56ccb9354408" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_31a83b93-66bf-4acd-a1ad-e758f1b747a8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember_9d297ebf-3c4f-4721-81cb-56ccb9354408" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember_2276f575-5cad-4b51-ba04-19da2ba3ff4b" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_31a83b93-66bf-4acd-a1ad-e758f1b747a8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember_2276f575-5cad-4b51-ba04-19da2ba3ff4b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_081c5193-1eee-4eca-a591-f4032c61c232" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_4718882c-c0c9-42ba-9669-fdaec5205963" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_081c5193-1eee-4eca-a591-f4032c61c232" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_081c5193-1eee-4eca-a591-f4032c61c232_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_081c5193-1eee-4eca-a591-f4032c61c232" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_081c5193-1eee-4eca-a591-f4032c61c232_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_517e88d1-89e6-47fd-806a-022fb1e73817" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_081c5193-1eee-4eca-a591-f4032c61c232" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_517e88d1-89e6-47fd-806a-022fb1e73817" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_953b7ffc-3d82-48af-a121-7b5ead357d2a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_517e88d1-89e6-47fd-806a-022fb1e73817" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_953b7ffc-3d82-48af-a121-7b5ead357d2a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_2993adf6-988f-4dc4-8295-c817e72b1b8a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2018/elts/srt-2018-01-31.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_517e88d1-89e6-47fd-806a-022fb1e73817" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_2993adf6-988f-4dc4-8295-c817e72b1b8a" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardDateAxis_5bae2a0d-c20f-4cc9-8ee6-e084cc3c54a9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AwardDateAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_4718882c-c0c9-42ba-9669-fdaec5205963" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardDateAxis_5bae2a0d-c20f-4cc9-8ee6-e084cc3c54a9" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardDateDomain_5bae2a0d-c20f-4cc9-8ee6-e084cc3c54a9_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AwardDateDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardDateAxis_5bae2a0d-c20f-4cc9-8ee6-e084cc3c54a9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardDateDomain_5bae2a0d-c20f-4cc9-8ee6-e084cc3c54a9_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardDateDomain_371a82df-3f25-4d84-844f-cfefd20741d5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AwardDateDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardDateAxis_5bae2a0d-c20f-4cc9-8ee6-e084cc3c54a9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardDateDomain_371a82df-3f25-4d84-844f-cfefd20741d5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_8ada9762-ccd5-497f-a184-02fe62f1a447" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_4718882c-c0c9-42ba-9669-fdaec5205963" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_8ada9762-ccd5-497f-a184-02fe62f1a447" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_8ada9762-ccd5-497f-a184-02fe62f1a447_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_8ada9762-ccd5-497f-a184-02fe62f1a447" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_8ada9762-ccd5-497f-a184-02fe62f1a447_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_cc638089-b55a-4423-8a43-413c2ca338a9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_8ada9762-ccd5-497f-a184-02fe62f1a447" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_cc638089-b55a-4423-8a43-413c2ca338a9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember_0e2e5624-6777-44fc-8e28-ce68f23474e5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_cc638089-b55a-4423-8a43-413c2ca338a9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember_0e2e5624-6777-44fc-8e28-ce68f23474e5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_1416ec78-54b6-4795-9990-5092b9beddb5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_cc638089-b55a-4423-8a43-413c2ca338a9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_1416ec78-54b6-4795-9990-5092b9beddb5" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_7c823ede-c474-432b-87d6-0200e1022b26" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_cc638089-b55a-4423-8a43-413c2ca338a9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_7c823ede-c474-432b-87d6-0200e1022b26" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_1f74181e-6603-4fc4-bf7c-bd90a9f7f4ef" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_1f74181e-6603-4fc4-bf7c-bd90a9f7f4ef" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherShareIncreaseDecrease_656bb5da-a2db-4bc3-b14e-948180e49a63" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherShareIncreaseDecrease"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherShareIncreaseDecrease_656bb5da-a2db-4bc3-b14e-948180e49a63" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate_d6e2bcef-e9da-4f8e-8985-008aab3085b5" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate_d6e2bcef-e9da-4f8e-8985-008aab3085b5" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate_91e327c5-ec20-433b-903d-4f0155cde861" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate_91e327c5-ec20-433b-903d-4f0155cde861" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1_1b0801d3-bbb1-4418-880f-e53cdb0b1b80" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedTerm1_1b0801d3-bbb1-4418-880f-e53cdb0b1b80" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate_fe72ca05-fc17-4c54-a1ec-857f1936c6b4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate_fe72ca05-fc17-4c54-a1ec-857f1936c6b4" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice_cf9378b2-3f9c-4ebc-8aa2-67c75894931d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice_cf9378b2-3f9c-4ebc-8aa2-67c75894931d" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_add4010d-53a6-46cf-a36c-ee9bcc0d9962" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_add4010d-53a6-46cf-a36c-ee9bcc0d9962" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_PerformanceShareAttainment_2e267d4b-0f71-4295-a317-eb494755fdae" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_PerformanceShareAttainment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_dov_PerformanceShareAttainment_2e267d4b-0f71-4295-a317-eb494755fdae" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_StockBasedCompensationExpenseAbstract_37b46f39-8407-4b1f-9d54-c068cd1c3a99" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_StockBasedCompensationExpenseAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_9b7ec402-7170-4aa3-be41-dcd9598c5b74" xlink:to="loc_dov_StockBasedCompensationExpenseAbstract_37b46f39-8407-4b1f-9d54-c068cd1c3a99" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation_0fb802d4-160d-4ef0-9a31-a083a2a35685" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_StockBasedCompensationExpenseAbstract_37b46f39-8407-4b1f-9d54-c068cd1c3a99" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation_0fb802d4-160d-4ef0-9a31-a083a2a35685" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense_e69bafea-3f6f-4005-ba42-0a5e328161ba" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_StockBasedCompensationExpenseAbstract_37b46f39-8407-4b1f-9d54-c068cd1c3a99" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense_e69bafea-3f6f-4005-ba42-0a5e328161ba" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax_2c8c6b29-051a-4300-9be1-f6347dcabcb2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_StockBasedCompensationExpenseAbstract_37b46f39-8407-4b1f-9d54-c068cd1c3a99" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax_2c8c6b29-051a-4300-9be1-f6347dcabcb2" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CommitmentsandContingentLiabilities" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CommitmentsandContingentLiabilities"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CommitmentsandContingentLiabilities" xlink:type="extended" id="i3bf9612769c142babdf39b46661660ae_24143d06-adde-4ba4-ba72-a6de71e62156"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CommitmentsandContingentLiabilitiesTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CommitmentsandContingentLiabilitiesTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CommitmentsandContingentLiabilitiesTables" xlink:type="extended" id="iad2ce6eda2c244b391e2f2254fe2466f_18ef1166-b70b-4160-a1dc-ae4f325df465"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CommitmentsandContingentLiabilitiesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#CommitmentsandContingentLiabilitiesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/CommitmentsandContingentLiabilitiesDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i8e7b95d685244a898036c92454bca4bb_083128df-6dfa-4e73-8ec5-c9e1552600b6"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlans" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlans"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlans" xlink:type="extended" id="i25ce1303c38645d383497601177c87f1_b4a588c1-6985-4eea-900b-fd6a51c73611"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansTables" xlink:type="extended" id="ibaa7bf5f72ec417f876d6690e6eaa6f0_c86a1fd2-4732-4828-9921-a3ba5b386e64">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_be761b1d-5c63-424f-91bb-1c01befc4af1" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_e917838f-4f4b-4d3a-8701-400411a33f18" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_be761b1d-5c63-424f-91bb-1c01befc4af1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_e917838f-4f4b-4d3a-8701-400411a33f18" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_cdc037c8-1034-4064-8cbf-0ee5dcc05981" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_e917838f-4f4b-4d3a-8701-400411a33f18" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_cdc037c8-1034-4064-8cbf-0ee5dcc05981" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_cdc037c8-1034-4064-8cbf-0ee5dcc05981_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_cdc037c8-1034-4064-8cbf-0ee5dcc05981" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_cdc037c8-1034-4064-8cbf-0ee5dcc05981_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_bcb55942-797e-4661-9e2a-3ca971cbe826" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_cdc037c8-1034-4064-8cbf-0ee5dcc05981" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_bcb55942-797e-4661-9e2a-3ca971cbe826" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember_4bef1a6e-1ece-4c2d-8696-ca61361bbe29" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_bcb55942-797e-4661-9e2a-3ca971cbe826" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember_4bef1a6e-1ece-4c2d-8696-ca61361bbe29" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember_87ef5749-e6f8-410c-9cb2-1a82658972cc" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_bcb55942-797e-4661-9e2a-3ca971cbe826" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember_87ef5749-e6f8-410c-9cb2-1a82658972cc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember_8cd2ee00-f49e-485e-907f-84fe45772a5d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_bcb55942-797e-4661-9e2a-3ca971cbe826" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember_8cd2ee00-f49e-485e-907f-84fe45772a5d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTextBlock_6e254b92-436a-4774-bd0f-892907c014b2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_be761b1d-5c63-424f-91bb-1c01befc4af1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTextBlock_6e254b92-436a-4774-bd0f-892907c014b2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#EmployeeBenefitPlansDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="id6ca0794f04f42e9aefa6ef648000656_5b2828ae-c154-4c22-9706-32f560f26d0c">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_58c0c5db-217c-45cb-ae7c-dc9dab89fa01" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_d9531db6-e247-4220-8886-5b7dd0444ca0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_58c0c5db-217c-45cb-ae7c-dc9dab89fa01" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_d9531db6-e247-4220-8886-5b7dd0444ca0" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_84d39659-2699-4bdf-9cfe-c7f96610e729" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_d9531db6-e247-4220-8886-5b7dd0444ca0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_84d39659-2699-4bdf-9cfe-c7f96610e729" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_84d39659-2699-4bdf-9cfe-c7f96610e729_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_84d39659-2699-4bdf-9cfe-c7f96610e729" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_84d39659-2699-4bdf-9cfe-c7f96610e729_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_a80df329-be65-4d9e-8aa8-4379e69d1036" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis_84d39659-2699-4bdf-9cfe-c7f96610e729" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_a80df329-be65-4d9e-8aa8-4379e69d1036" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember_eeccc3b4-e384-4438-83eb-c7d02fceaf8a" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_a80df329-be65-4d9e-8aa8-4379e69d1036" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember_eeccc3b4-e384-4438-83eb-c7d02fceaf8a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember_a3b0bfe4-0563-4826-b140-fc3d57145fd9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationDomain_a80df329-be65-4d9e-8aa8-4379e69d1036" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember_a3b0bfe4-0563-4826-b140-fc3d57145fd9" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusAxis_a79d7aee-2a1b-471f-a937-4c9126a420df" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_d9531db6-e247-4220-8886-5b7dd0444ca0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusAxis_a79d7aee-2a1b-471f-a937-4c9126a420df" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusDomain_a79d7aee-2a1b-471f-a937-4c9126a420df_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusAxis_a79d7aee-2a1b-471f-a937-4c9126a420df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusDomain_a79d7aee-2a1b-471f-a937-4c9126a420df_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusDomain_e7d5bbed-3483-46b9-94e2-adae5bc0212f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusAxis_a79d7aee-2a1b-471f-a937-4c9126a420df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusDomain_e7d5bbed-3483-46b9-94e2-adae5bc0212f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_QualifiedPlanMember_80520dfa-1063-4238-bad4-88b73f811fa1" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_QualifiedPlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusDomain_e7d5bbed-3483-46b9-94e2-adae5bc0212f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_QualifiedPlanMember_80520dfa-1063-4238-bad4-88b73f811fa1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NonqualifiedPlanMember_1de30216-0b29-4e14-b835-561df4ed389d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NonqualifiedPlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTaxStatusDomain_e7d5bbed-3483-46b9-94e2-adae5bc0212f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NonqualifiedPlanMember_1de30216-0b29-4e14-b835-561df4ed389d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_94c3bf16-3ae3-49be-b9cd-e1dc987c14b2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_d9531db6-e247-4220-8886-5b7dd0444ca0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_94c3bf16-3ae3-49be-b9cd-e1dc987c14b2" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_94c3bf16-3ae3-49be-b9cd-e1dc987c14b2_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_94c3bf16-3ae3-49be-b9cd-e1dc987c14b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_94c3bf16-3ae3-49be-b9cd-e1dc987c14b2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_f91f7e04-3b6e-4ec7-ae17-51b932c837e2" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_94c3bf16-3ae3-49be-b9cd-e1dc987c14b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_f91f7e04-3b6e-4ec7-ae17-51b932c837e2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember_5d1a14f5-09c6-44ca-8c50-6280e501afe0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_f91f7e04-3b6e-4ec7-ae17-51b932c837e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember_5d1a14f5-09c6-44ca-8c50-6280e501afe0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember_60b707fc-4ed2-4059-b787-2ba935c33275" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_f91f7e04-3b6e-4ec7-ae17-51b932c837e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember_60b707fc-4ed2-4059-b787-2ba935c33275" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember_80e3aff3-9353-4413-ac61-7984e31a8d93" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_f91f7e04-3b6e-4ec7-ae17-51b932c837e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember_80e3aff3-9353-4413-ac61-7984e31a8d93" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis_760732f4-ac44-4227-bd5b-238c759b8b4d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_d9531db6-e247-4220-8886-5b7dd0444ca0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis_760732f4-ac44-4227-bd5b-238c759b8b4d" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_760732f4-ac44-4227-bd5b-238c759b8b4d_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis_760732f4-ac44-4227-bd5b-238c759b8b4d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_760732f4-ac44-4227-bd5b-238c759b8b4d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_b0b727da-495b-4d00-ae99-20f97fbf97c8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis_760732f4-ac44-4227-bd5b-238c759b8b4d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_b0b727da-495b-4d00-ae99-20f97fbf97c8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DomesticPlanMember_afddb5fc-289d-44ac-a44a-e91eb8069976" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DomesticPlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_b0b727da-495b-4d00-ae99-20f97fbf97c8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DomesticPlanMember_afddb5fc-289d-44ac-a44a-e91eb8069976" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignPlanMember_f2d29a02-7cc6-4ca8-8ba7-53b66eb00b6c" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignPlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_b0b727da-495b-4d00-ae99-20f97fbf97c8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignPlanMember_f2d29a02-7cc6-4ca8-8ba7-53b66eb00b6c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments_ccecb70d-eb5c-467d-9dda-9b1081cbea1f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_58c0c5db-217c-45cb-ae7c-dc9dab89fa01" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments_ccecb70d-eb5c-467d-9dda-9b1081cbea1f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract_5ff2c1d4-c113-4cfd-a2dd-ec94504ab027" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_58c0c5db-217c-45cb-ae7c-dc9dab89fa01" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract_5ff2c1d4-c113-4cfd-a2dd-ec94504ab027" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost_a6001cc7-5a5c-4537-a5c9-4c56c861f6f8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract_5ff2c1d4-c113-4cfd-a2dd-ec94504ab027" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost_a6001cc7-5a5c-4537-a5c9-4c56c861f6f8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost_77cb858e-965b-486f-8a4a-283db0d780f6" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract_5ff2c1d4-c113-4cfd-a2dd-ec94504ab027" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost_77cb858e-965b-486f-8a4a-283db0d780f6" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets_31331d07-5465-46c3-8bb7-efa45e3ea439" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract_5ff2c1d4-c113-4cfd-a2dd-ec94504ab027" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets_31331d07-5465-46c3-8bb7-efa45e3ea439" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit_d504c9cc-7463-4629-b8ba-f2875ecd5f59" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract_5ff2c1d4-c113-4cfd-a2dd-ec94504ab027" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit_d504c9cc-7463-4629-b8ba-f2875ecd5f59" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses_1eccaa70-c813-46e7-a077-d7f47a37333b" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract_5ff2c1d4-c113-4cfd-a2dd-ec94504ab027" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses_1eccaa70-c813-46e7-a077-d7f47a37333b" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfTransitionAssetObligation_d7c9e878-4743-4613-b55b-c7db89ff7a84" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfTransitionAssetObligation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract_5ff2c1d4-c113-4cfd-a2dd-ec94504ab027" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfTransitionAssetObligation_d7c9e878-4743-4613-b55b-c7db89ff7a84" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost_20b4f8fb-8e60-42e1-b091-7b605b8a9f92" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAbstract_5ff2c1d4-c113-4cfd-a2dd-ec94504ab027" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost_20b4f8fb-8e60-42e1-b091-7b605b8a9f92" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeTax_cd77584b-07af-4daa-9b97-10350121da52" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_58c0c5db-217c-45cb-ae7c-dc9dab89fa01" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansBeforeTax_cd77584b-07af-4daa-9b97-10350121da52" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized_7da98e7a-7f9a-45ee-a826-d9a7cf5a07f9" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_58c0c5db-217c-45cb-ae7c-dc9dab89fa01" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized_7da98e7a-7f9a-45ee-a826-d9a7cf5a07f9" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/OtherComprehensiveEarnings" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#OtherComprehensiveEarnings"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/OtherComprehensiveEarnings" xlink:type="extended" id="i495c641f582e448ca80c340603b5fcb9_c9c52f77-c6bb-4248-90e8-b0bf49648d1a"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/OtherComprehensiveEarningsTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#OtherComprehensiveEarningsTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/OtherComprehensiveEarningsTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i1802faecd8f04b86b49a164ec5b92c0c_cbe5ab34-d3e9-4596-bd4b-f6d2babbea52"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/OtherComprehensiveEarningsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#OtherComprehensiveEarningsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/OtherComprehensiveEarningsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="ic81a485414bf4db1bde49fdce93161ff_d4cb8704-a18b-4fdc-825e-fb122a65b300"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SegmentInformation" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#SegmentInformation"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SegmentInformation" xlink:type="extended" id="ifd8d0def374f40259f0c67720626d5c4_8bf2ac2b-a067-4dc9-8bfb-1ed6254360c0"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SegmentInformationTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#SegmentInformationTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SegmentInformationTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i9db1061e565e40b3baf23dca26bb0f8c_4fc2112b-954b-4264-97e8-187db2442ab8"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SegmentInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#SegmentInformationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SegmentInformationDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i6a02e1136c404792a034cecdcd28572d_f3eea00e-8beb-4653-8361-e23fcf7c2dc9">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_f4a8e259-c2ba-4656-9dd2-07b163d8ce16" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_b9ee4f58-7360-4a09-a5fc-f3af18019e40" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_f4a8e259-c2ba-4656-9dd2-07b163d8ce16" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_b9ee4f58-7360-4a09-a5fc-f3af18019e40" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_60d0e1b1-ab79-4e90-b553-1b0eefcf0b70" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_b9ee4f58-7360-4a09-a5fc-f3af18019e40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_60d0e1b1-ab79-4e90-b553-1b0eefcf0b70" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_60d0e1b1-ab79-4e90-b553-1b0eefcf0b70_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_60d0e1b1-ab79-4e90-b553-1b0eefcf0b70" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_60d0e1b1-ab79-4e90-b553-1b0eefcf0b70_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_f24b77cc-f5cd-44ec-84e0-a94cda3148ef" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_60d0e1b1-ab79-4e90-b553-1b0eefcf0b70" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_f24b77cc-f5cd-44ec-84e0-a94cda3148ef" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember_02b8d82c-2149-4289-b02a-98fd003169fc" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_f24b77cc-f5cd-44ec-84e0-a94cda3148ef" xlink:to="loc_dov_EngineeredSystemsSegmentMember_02b8d82c-2149-4289-b02a-98fd003169fc" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_FluidsSegmentMember_2a7d974d-5b18-4953-9d07-2d7af4292f11" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_FluidsSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_f24b77cc-f5cd-44ec-84e0-a94cda3148ef" xlink:to="loc_dov_FluidsSegmentMember_2a7d974d-5b18-4953-9d07-2d7af4292f11" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember_d4705fda-f794-41a1-8a52-8080267c9ee2" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_f24b77cc-f5cd-44ec-84e0-a94cda3148ef" xlink:to="loc_dov_RefrigerationandFoodEquipmentSegmentMember_d4705fda-f794-41a1-8a52-8080267c9ee2" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_EnergySegmentMember_b01274ce-1811-43d0-85a6-da81a96b9fe7" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_EnergySegmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_f24b77cc-f5cd-44ec-84e0-a94cda3148ef" xlink:to="loc_dov_EnergySegmentMember_b01274ce-1811-43d0-85a6-da81a96b9fe7" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember_2120870d-5605-44f8-948c-4665f336e463" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_f24b77cc-f5cd-44ec-84e0-a94cda3148ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember_2120870d-5605-44f8-948c-4665f336e463" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_TotalSegmentsMember_4ac55de0-0ff1-4c07-a9b5-2649a3d71971" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_TotalSegmentsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_f24b77cc-f5cd-44ec-84e0-a94cda3148ef" xlink:to="loc_dov_TotalSegmentsMember_4ac55de0-0ff1-4c07-a9b5-2649a3d71971" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember_81904123-e17e-4e22-b6d4-4c48b4af8c92" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_f24b77cc-f5cd-44ec-84e0-a94cda3148ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember_81904123-e17e-4e22-b6d4-4c48b4af8c92" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_SpinOffCostsIncurredToDate_365bf4d0-423b-4434-8458-60e17f5fb0f6" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_SpinOffCostsIncurredToDate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_f4a8e259-c2ba-4656-9dd2-07b163d8ce16" xlink:to="loc_dov_SpinOffCostsIncurredToDate_365bf4d0-423b-4434-8458-60e17f5fb0f6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments_b65d98e2-fa6c-4005-a2f7-9d42b1f00e65" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_f4a8e259-c2ba-4656-9dd2-07b163d8ce16" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments_b65d98e2-fa6c-4005-a2f7-9d42b1f00e65" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReconciliationFromSegmentTotalsToConsolidatedAbstract_5209eb78-fdbb-4230-b0a5-601a46a87743" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ReconciliationFromSegmentTotalsToConsolidatedAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_f4a8e259-c2ba-4656-9dd2-07b163d8ce16" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReconciliationFromSegmentTotalsToConsolidatedAbstract_5209eb78-fdbb-4230-b0a5-601a46a87743" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_1ab9f514-cc09-4ac2-bd43-8a6040e3941d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Revenues"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReconciliationFromSegmentTotalsToConsolidatedAbstract_5209eb78-fdbb-4230-b0a5-601a46a87743" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_1ab9f514-cc09-4ac2-bd43-8a6040e3941d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_c310bdda-52ab-431f-a14c-73863d537cf3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_InterestExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReconciliationFromSegmentTotalsToConsolidatedAbstract_5209eb78-fdbb-4230-b0a5-601a46a87743" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_c310bdda-52ab-431f-a14c-73863d537cf3" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther_6b3b3952-1642-465c-908c-6bffdc283e95" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReconciliationFromSegmentTotalsToConsolidatedAbstract_5209eb78-fdbb-4230-b0a5-601a46a87743" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther_6b3b3952-1642-465c-908c-6bffdc283e95" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments_7a423809-5716-496d-b181-fddec26e11ca" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReconciliationFromSegmentTotalsToConsolidatedAbstract_5209eb78-fdbb-4230-b0a5-601a46a87743" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments_7a423809-5716-496d-b181-fddec26e11ca" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_2d61f6e1-4f7c-43db-9ae2-b1ab3ec940fc" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReconciliationFromSegmentTotalsToConsolidatedAbstract_5209eb78-fdbb-4230-b0a5-601a46a87743" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_2d61f6e1-4f7c-43db-9ae2-b1ab3ec940fc" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations_1eb84f7e-df97-44ce-96c6-c2aa25e36756" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReconciliationFromSegmentTotalsToConsolidatedAbstract_5209eb78-fdbb-4230-b0a5-601a46a87743" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations_1eb84f7e-df97-44ce-96c6-c2aa25e36756" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ShareRepurchases" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#ShareRepurchases"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ShareRepurchases" xlink:type="extended" id="id01a43de0be1417bbc7a6973c808223c_5a95cef3-c96f-4e50-8807-1560f91f1ae3"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ShareRepurchasesTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#ShareRepurchasesTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ShareRepurchasesTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i26360365138948de94248103f1f85ea3_81d8400f-4294-4ccd-84c3-df583ca96adc">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_1236f77a-1273-45ff-b429-bf53ef964973" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_ScheduleOfShareRepurchasesTable_433e3845-a410-44f5-bf61-7674ba06354e" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_ScheduleOfShareRepurchasesTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_1236f77a-1273-45ff-b429-bf53ef964973" xlink:to="loc_dov_ScheduleOfShareRepurchasesTable_433e3845-a410-44f5-bf61-7674ba06354e" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis_c94c8f6f-5c4a-4549-a7b8-c7f29cd21929" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_dov_ScheduleOfShareRepurchasesTable_433e3845-a410-44f5-bf61-7674ba06354e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis_c94c8f6f-5c4a-4549-a7b8-c7f29cd21929" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_c94c8f6f-5c4a-4549-a7b8-c7f29cd21929_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis_c94c8f6f-5c4a-4549-a7b8-c7f29cd21929" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_c94c8f6f-5c4a-4549-a7b8-c7f29cd21929_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_345cd952-aa1e-4c2f-a368-36e36d26adba" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis_c94c8f6f-5c4a-4549-a7b8-c7f29cd21929" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_345cd952-aa1e-4c2f-a368-36e36d26adba" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ShareRepurchasesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#ShareRepurchasesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/ShareRepurchasesDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i99bdffb8236643548e56a032fb99da40_c3830549-24ed-4e76-a379-6742d0bf5ff9">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_2d2b36d5-0922-406c-a2b7-22e12534a04a" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_ScheduleOfShareRepurchasesTable_79c3a543-1ff9-47fd-84c1-ccf3a6498b98" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_ScheduleOfShareRepurchasesTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_2d2b36d5-0922-406c-a2b7-22e12534a04a" xlink:to="loc_dov_ScheduleOfShareRepurchasesTable_79c3a543-1ff9-47fd-84c1-ccf3a6498b98" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis_38e2f41a-1fd5-49b0-afcd-1ce451890b57" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_dov_ScheduleOfShareRepurchasesTable_79c3a543-1ff9-47fd-84c1-ccf3a6498b98" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis_38e2f41a-1fd5-49b0-afcd-1ce451890b57" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_38e2f41a-1fd5-49b0-afcd-1ce451890b57_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis_38e2f41a-1fd5-49b0-afcd-1ce451890b57" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_38e2f41a-1fd5-49b0-afcd-1ce451890b57_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_cfad56ac-c577-4e0a-bbcf-de217e8e774f" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis_38e2f41a-1fd5-49b0-afcd-1ce451890b57" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_cfad56ac-c577-4e0a-bbcf-de217e8e774f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_January2015AuthorizationMember_71162289-4d3f-4a72-aff6-407823248007" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_January2015AuthorizationMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_cfad56ac-c577-4e0a-bbcf-de217e8e774f" xlink:to="loc_dov_January2015AuthorizationMember_71162289-4d3f-4a72-aff6-407823248007" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_February2018AuthorizationMember_fc3076ef-554d-4887-aa8b-354ec920c3ce" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_February2018AuthorizationMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramDomain_cfad56ac-c577-4e0a-bbcf-de217e8e774f" xlink:to="loc_dov_February2018AuthorizationMember_fc3076ef-554d-4887-aa8b-354ec920c3ce" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_292e46bc-2ffb-48b2-af28-f023f67473c3" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_2d2b36d5-0922-406c-a2b7-22e12534a04a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_292e46bc-2ffb-48b2-af28-f023f67473c3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired_f96a4360-e58d-4e06-a3c8-e9078beff324" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_2d2b36d5-0922-406c-a2b7-22e12534a04a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired_f96a4360-e58d-4e06-a3c8-e9078beff324" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock_8580473e-e348-457d-9309-3cfe4c8f89ec" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_2d2b36d5-0922-406c-a2b7-22e12534a04a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock_8580473e-e348-457d-9309-3cfe4c8f89ec" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare_8cec5549-b5ba-44dc-a8cd-7b85e23bd388" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_2d2b36d5-0922-406c-a2b7-22e12534a04a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare_8cec5549-b5ba-44dc-a8cd-7b85e23bd388" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_bea6b6d6-7f17-4f42-b696-644d7d9a42b4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_2d2b36d5-0922-406c-a2b7-22e12534a04a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased_bea6b6d6-7f17-4f42-b696-644d7d9a42b4" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_ExpectedShareRepurchaseInNovember2017_590107be-b8d7-4753-a519-c50f8cd286e6" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_ExpectedShareRepurchaseInNovember2017"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dov_ShareRepurchaseLineItems_2d2b36d5-0922-406c-a2b7-22e12534a04a" xlink:to="loc_dov_ExpectedShareRepurchaseInNovember2017_590107be-b8d7-4753-a519-c50f8cd286e6" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EarningsperShare" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#EarningsperShare"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EarningsperShare" xlink:type="extended" id="i9f240a2c5b0348cdae7bcbf9035672a6_bae99d0b-2879-4045-b5ab-917d25b184d2"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EarningsperShareTables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#EarningsperShareTables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EarningsperShareTables" xlink:type="extended" id="i5fbdc5a93d69412c9a2eac3f19be90d3_4dbeee91-db8c-485e-8ce3-f8b872371a25"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EarningsperShareDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#EarningsperShareDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/EarningsperShareDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i25be23fa371b4affa400343c0d7e01da_9f8b43d6-27c8-4d61-86ad-534325e37432"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RecentAccountingStandards" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#RecentAccountingStandards"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RecentAccountingStandards" xlink:type="extended" id="i2b1b7e0c521b4cd3ab3054abb70eb2f2_a92c88c4-8cf9-40eb-9c93-89a4dde53936"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RecentAccountingStandardsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#RecentAccountingStandardsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/RecentAccountingStandardsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i4b70040496bf453299574b7f2f348144_1d45d692-f967-4c2d-be7e-11f0c9ae0ede">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleLineItems_2bd87585-4341-4536-b12a-31a57a4ec59e" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleTable_47d72678-55f2-410f-8fb6-22a92336a2a0" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleLineItems_2bd87585-4341-4536-b12a-31a57a4ec59e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleTable_47d72678-55f2-410f-8fb6-22a92336a2a0" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_69aa6ecb-b1d5-47b5-8aaf-9f8101de0863" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleTable_47d72678-55f2-410f-8fb6-22a92336a2a0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_69aa6ecb-b1d5-47b5-8aaf-9f8101de0863" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_69aa6ecb-b1d5-47b5-8aaf-9f8101de0863_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_69aa6ecb-b1d5-47b5-8aaf-9f8101de0863" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_69aa6ecb-b1d5-47b5-8aaf-9f8101de0863_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_3ec6d32a-b452-4769-9ee2-964dbf198a69" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_69aa6ecb-b1d5-47b5-8aaf-9f8101de0863" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_3ec6d32a-b452-4769-9ee2-964dbf198a69" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_858a62ab-9028-41fd-9203-8038962694f8" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_3ec6d32a-b452-4769-9ee2-964dbf198a69" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_858a62ab-9028-41fd-9203-8038962694f8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_c0b2970d-414a-4e19-b511-c225e64d47ae" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleTable_47d72678-55f2-410f-8fb6-22a92336a2a0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_c0b2970d-414a-4e19-b511-c225e64d47ae" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_c0b2970d-414a-4e19-b511-c225e64d47ae_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_c0b2970d-414a-4e19-b511-c225e64d47ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_c0b2970d-414a-4e19-b511-c225e64d47ae_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_573adc5e-cf1e-4d75-bdc7-d2c4bf7a69f4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsForNewAccountingPronouncementsAxis_c0b2970d-414a-4e19-b511-c225e64d47ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_573adc5e-cf1e-4d75-bdc7-d2c4bf7a69f4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dov_AccountingStandardsUpdate201802Member_831d7284-022a-4697-b382-eafa74cff5a1" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#dov_AccountingStandardsUpdate201802Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TypeOfAdoptionMember_573adc5e-cf1e-4d75-bdc7-d2c4bf7a69f4" xlink:to="loc_dov_AccountingStandardsUpdate201802Member_831d7284-022a-4697-b382-eafa74cff5a1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption_4a2fced1-7b81-4f3f-abb0-26bdc83d20ff" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleLineItems_2bd87585-4341-4536-b12a-31a57a4ec59e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption_4a2fced1-7b81-4f3f-abb0-26bdc83d20ff" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate_23e25239-7835-4894-bf85-8d30e76f50a6" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleLineItems_2bd87585-4341-4536-b12a-31a57a4ec59e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate_23e25239-7835-4894-bf85-8d30e76f50a6" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanOtherCosts_a92080f5-0ad0-4542-8a8f-ec96d1f31edc" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanOtherCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleLineItems_2bd87585-4341-4536-b12a-31a57a4ec59e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanOtherCosts_a92080f5-0ad0-4542-8a8f-ec96d1f31edc" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SubsequentEvents" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#SubsequentEvents"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SubsequentEvents" xlink:type="extended" id="i9f654fa3439741f4b65393b6f8adbb25_46eb3735-23a2-4991-aaa2-1e8bdce11252"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Tables" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#Tables"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/Tables" xlink:type="extended" id="i07d7e8ddd81445b096f9d78bb8a5c6ab_411b6eda-112e-434f-97a6-95d16d83ef62"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SubsequentEventsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="dov-20190331.xsd#SubsequentEventsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.dovercorporation.com/role/SubsequentEventsDetails" xlink:type="extended" id="i1c668ad6490644dc82179795d9b4190d_73ae1646-8afc-468c-b5ec-6e0ee9bd4c61">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_79f1ebbb-8a26-4326-b45e-80a5e198ed93" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_91b1b629-40a5-430f-a309-f872d6f909c7" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_79f1ebbb-8a26-4326-b45e-80a5e198ed93" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_91b1b629-40a5-430f-a309-f872d6f909c7" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_a46d9b66-f79e-4f06-a93d-8676df59a535" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_91b1b629-40a5-430f-a309-f872d6f909c7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_a46d9b66-f79e-4f06-a93d-8676df59a535" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_a46d9b66-f79e-4f06-a93d-8676df59a535_default" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_a46d9b66-f79e-4f06-a93d-8676df59a535" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_a46d9b66-f79e-4f06-a93d-8676df59a535_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_4e46d251-631c-4498-aaad-8863d3c5808d" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_a46d9b66-f79e-4f06-a93d-8676df59a535" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_4e46d251-631c-4498-aaad-8863d3c5808d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_085eb709-19f4-44c1-9cd4-642dae1a9ceb" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_4e46d251-631c-4498-aaad-8863d3c5808d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_085eb709-19f4-44c1-9cd4-642dae1a9ceb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses_52573dd1-c64b-480f-960a-46c16de19bc4" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2018/elts/us-gaap-2018-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_79f1ebbb-8a26-4326-b45e-80a5e198ed93" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses_52573dd1-c64b-480f-960a-46c16de19bc4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
</link:linkbase>
