Definitions for dominant
ˈdɒm ə nəntdom·i·nant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.2 / 13 votes

1. dominantnoun

   (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

2. dominant allele, dominantadjective

   an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

3. dominantadjective

   exercising influence or control

   "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

4. dominantadjective

   (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

5. prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rifeadjective

   most frequent or common

   "prevailing winds"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. dominantnoun

   The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.

2. dominantnoun

   The triad built on the dominant tone.

3. dominantadjective

   Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.

   The dominant party controlled the government.

4. dominantadjective

   Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.

   The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.

5. Etymology: From dominant.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dominantadjective

   Predominant; presiding; ascendant.

   Etymology: dominant, French; dominans, Latin.

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1. dominant

   Dominant refers to something that is predominant, controlling, exercising the most influence or power, or most common or noticeable. This term is used in various fields such as biology, genetics, music, sociology, and more, often indicating superiority or supremacy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dominantadjective

   ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power

2. Dominantnoun

   the fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dominant

   In music, the dominant is the fifth scale degree of the diatonic scale, called "dominant" because it is next in importance to the tonic, and a dominant chord is any chord built upon that pitch, using the notes of the same diatonic scale. The dominant function has the role of creating instability that requires the tonic for resolution. For example, in the C major scale, the dominant is the note G; and the dominant triad consists of the notes G, B, and D.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dominant

   dom′in-ant, adj. prevailing: predominant.—n. (mus.) the fifth note of the scale in its relation to the first and third.—ns. Dom′inance, Dom′inancy, ascendency.—adv. Dom′inantly. [L. dominans, -antis, pr.p. of domināri, to be master.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dominant

   a character more constant and conspicuous than any other: a type or series occurring in large numbers both as to genera, species and individuals and in which differentiation is yet active.

Matched Categories

1. • Genetics
   • Music
   • Note

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dominant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3179

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dominant' in Adjectives Frequency: #440

How to pronounce dominant?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dominant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dominant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of dominant in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Warren:

   Once a monopoly begins to grow, it becomes a thing that goes on its own, amazon starts off as the dominant book delivery service. And then it starts morphing into other products and becomes the dominant delivery service. Now it's like a monster that has to be fed every minute.

2. Ross Rubin:

   The biggest barrier down the road is whether (SWYP) offers sufficient differentiation or whether mobile commerce, smartphone initiated commerce will become the dominant way people pay for goods and services in person.

3. Lisa Haisha:

   The superpower of people with dominant Fixer Imposters is that they are tirelessly solution-oriented and helpful, particularly when the going gets rough. People with dominant Fixer Imposters can also be master worriers. They see adversity and disaster around every corner, even in benign situations.

4. Israel Zangwill:

   In how many lives does love really play a dominant part The average taxpayer is no more capable of the grand passion than of a grand opera.

5. Maurice Godelier:

   The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not violence in all the forms deployed by the dominant to control the dominated, but consent in all the forms in which the dominated acquiesce in their own domination.

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