Definition of dominant Dominant

/dɑˈmʌnʌnt/ - [damununt] - dom•i•nant

We found 14 definitions of dominant from 6 different sources.

What does dominant mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: dominants
dominant - (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
		musical note, note, tone a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
dominant - an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
		dominant allele
		allele, allelomorph (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character; "some alleles are dominant over others"
Adjective
dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
		subordinate, low-level lower in rank or importance
		superior (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"
		status, position the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
		ascendant, ascendent, dominating most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
		controlling able to control or determine policy; "a controlling interest in the firm"
		governing responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws; "governing bodies"
		overriding, paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderating, predominant having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
		possessive desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
		sovereign, supreme greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal"
dominant - (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
		genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
dominant - most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"
		prevailing, prevalent, predominant, rife
		frequent frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'";

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Wiktionary

dominant (Noun)
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.
dominant (Noun)
The triad built on the dominant tone.
dominant (Adjective)
Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.
dominant (Adjective)
Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

dominant (a.)
Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.
dominant (n.)
The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

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

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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.]