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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate 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. Connor Campbell:

   The most dominant market force this Friday was ... the commodity sell-off.

2. Jack Groetzinger:

   As long as Live Nation remains both the dominant concert promoter and ticketer of major venues in the US, the industry will continue to lack competition and struggle.

3. Hawk Carlisle:

   I am proud to announce this powerful new weapons system has achieved initial combat capability, the F-35A will be the most dominant aircraft in our inventory because it can go where our legacy aircraft cannot and provide the capabilities our commanders need on the modern battlefield.

4. Carol Schweitzer:

   Dominant pollen that was found on this young lady’s clothing was oak, in addition, there was a lot of spruce and hemlock and those three pollens the researcher was able to articulate were from the northeastern U.S., probably in a very heavy forest area.

5. The OECD:

   A key challenge for product market regulation and competition policy going forward will be to prevent emerging dominant players from engaging in anti-competitive practices.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dominant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dominant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dominant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dominant
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dominant
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dominant
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=dominant