English Explanatory Dictionary

dominant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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. The triad built on the dominant tone.
  3. Of an allele, that a heterozygote for the allele has the same phenotype as the homozygote.
  4. A species or organism that is dominant.
  5. The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
adj
  1. Ruling; governing; prevailing
  2. Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
  3. Preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
  4. Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
  5. Being the dominant

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒmɪnənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dominant.wav /ˈdɑmənənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-dominant.wav

Word forms

dominant dominants more dominant most dominant

Etymology

From Middle French dominant.

Synonyms

dominator imposing prevalent

Antonyms

submissive obedient defiant rebellious

Derived words

secondary dominant subdominant antidominant codominant co-dominant dominance dominantly dominant seventh dominant seventh chord equidominant eudominant heterodominant hyperdominant immunodominant monodominant nondominant overdominant phenodominant postdominant pseudodominant quasidominant semidominant serodominant superdominant transdominant tremordominant underdominant undominant
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