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dom·i·nant
(dŏm′ə-nənt)adj.
1.
a. Exercising the most power, control, or influence: the dominant nations during the Cold War.
b. Most abundant or conspicuous; predominant: "[The fireplaces'] shallow brick arches are a relief from the dominant squares and verticals of the windows and doors" (Stephen A. Kliment).
2. Higher; overlooking: dominant hills.
3. Tending to be stronger than its counterpart or used for the most important tasks or in the most pressing situations: Which is your dominant eye? Throw the ball with your dominant arm.
4. Genetics Of, relating to, or being an allele that produces the same phenotypic effect in heterozygotes as in homozygotes.
5. Ecology Of, relating to, or being a species that is most characteristic of an ecological community and usually determines the presence, abundance, and type of other species.
6. Music Relating to or based on the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
n.
1. Genetics A dominant allele or a trait produced by a dominant allele.
2. Ecology A dominant species.
3. Music The fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
[Middle English dominaunt, from Old French, from Latin domināns, dominant-, present participle of dominārī, to dominate; see dominate.]
dom′i·nant·ly adv.
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dominant
(ˈdɒmɪnənt)adj
1. having primary control, authority, or influence; governing; ruling
2. predominant or primary: the dominant topic of the day.
3. occupying a commanding position
4. (Genetics) genetics
a. (of an allele) producing the same phenotype in the organism irrespective of whether the allele of the same gene is identical or dissimilar
b. (of a character) controlled by such a gene
Compare recessive 25. (Music, other) music of or relating to the fifth degree of a scale
6. (Environmental Science) ecology (of a plant or animal species within a community) more prevalent than any other species and determining the appearance and composition of the community
n
7. (Genetics) genetics
a. a dominant allele or character
b. an organism having such an allele or character
8. (Music, other) music
a. the fifth degree of a scale and the second in importance after the tonic
b. a key or chord based on this
9. (Environmental Science) ecology a dominant plant or animal in a community
ˈdominantly adv
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dom•i•nant
(ˈdɒm ə nənt)adj.
1. ruling or controlling; having or exerting authority.
2. occupying a commanding or elevated position.
3. predominant; chief or foremost.
4. Genetics.
a. of or pertaining to that allele of a gene pair that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
b. of or pertaining to the hereditary trait determined by such an allele.
5. pertaining to or based on the dominant in music.
n. 6. Genetics.
a. the dominant allele of a gene pair.
b. the individual carrying such an allele.
c. a dominant trait.
Compare recessive (def. 3). 7. the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
8. Ecol. any plant or sometimes animal that by virtue of its abundance, size, or habits exerts such an influence on the conditions of an area as to determine what other organisms can live there.
[1525–35; < Latin dominant-]
dom′i•nant•ly, adv.
syn: dominant, predominant, paramount describe something outstanding or supreme. dominant applies to something that exerts control or influence: the dominant powers at an international conference. predominant applies to something that is foremost at a specific time: English is one of the world's predominant languages. paramount refers to something that is first in rank or order: Safety is of paramount importance.
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dom·i·nant
(dŏm′ə-nənt)1. Relating to the form of a gene that expresses a trait, such as hair color, in an individual organism. The dominant form of a gene suppresses the counterpart, or recessive, form located on the other of a pair of chromosomes. See more at inheritance. Compare recessive.
2. Being a species that has the greatest effect on other species within its ecological community. For example, in a forest where tall oaks are dominant, the shade they create and the acorns they produce help to determine what other species can thrive there.
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dominant
In genetics, used to describe a trait or gene that suppresses expression of its paired trait or gene.
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Noun 1. dominant - (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
2. dominant - an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
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"
Adj. 1. dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
superior - of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler"
subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance
2. 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
recessive - (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
3. dominant - most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"
frequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
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dominant
adjective
1. main, chief, primary, outstanding, principal, prominent, influential, prevailing, paramount, prevalent, predominant, pre-eminent She was a dominant figure in the film industry.
main junior, minor, secondary, subsidiary, lesser, lower, inferior, auxiliary, ancillary, subservient
main junior, minor, secondary, subsidiary, lesser, lower, inferior, auxiliary, ancillary, subservient
2. controlling, leading, ruling, commanding, supreme, governing, superior, presiding, authoritative, ascendant controlled by the dominant class
3. assertive, confident, forceful, decided, firm, demanding, forward, can-do (informal), positive, decisive, insistent, feisty (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), pushy (informal), in-your-face (Brit. slang), strong-willed, domineering, overbearing, self-assured He comes across as such a dominant personality
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dominant
adjective1. Exercising controlling power or influence:
2. Exercising authority:
3. Having preeminent significance:
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Translations
مُسَيْطِر، غالِب
dominantadominantní
dominantdominerende
ríkjandi, ráîandi, mest áberandi
daryti poveikįstūksotiviešpataujantisviešpatavimasvyraujantis
dominējošsvaldošs
prevladujoč
dominant
[ˈdɒmɪnənt]A. ADJ
1. (= supremely powerful) [person, factor, role] → dominante
Britain was once dominant in the world market → Gran Bretaña fue en su día una nación dominante en el mercado mundial
Britain was once dominant in the world market → Gran Bretaña fue en su día una nación dominante en el mercado mundial
2. (= predominant) [feature, theme] → predominante
3. (Bio, Ecol) [gene, species, male] → dominante
B. N (Mus) → dominante f
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dominant
[ˈdɒmɪnənt] adj (= pre-eminent) [position, figure] → dominant(e)
(BIOLOGY) [gene] → dominant(e)
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dominant
adj
person, role, class, feature → dominierend ; partner, figure, position, issue, personality → dominierend, beherrschend ; nation, culture, ideology, species, trend, theme → dominierend, vorherrschend ; gene → dominant ; the dominant factor → der wichtigste or dominierende Faktor ; to be dominant or the dominant force in something → etw dominieren ; they are dominant in the world market → sie beherrschen den Weltmarkt ; dominant male (animal) → männliches Leittier ; (fig hum, man) → Platzhirsch m
n
(Biol) → dominantes Gen
(Mus) → Dominante f
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dominant
(ˈdominənt) adjective ruling; most important; strongest. the dominant group in society; Green was the dominant colour in the room. dominante, oorheersende مُسَيْطِر، غالِب господстващ dominante dominantní beherrschend dominant; dominerende κυρίαρχος dominante valitsev غالب؛ برتر määräävä dominant שוֹלֶט प्रबल, प्रधान dominant uralkodó paling kuat, dominan ríkjandi, ráðandi, mest áberandi dominante 支配的な 지배적인 vyraujantis, viešpataujantis dominējošs; valdošs dominan overheersend dominerende dominujący دواك څښتن، مسلط، حاكم dominante dominant преобладающий rozhodujúci, prevládajúci, dominantný vladajoč; prevladujoč dominantan dominerande, [för]härskande, ledande ที่มีอํานาจเหนือกว่า; ซึ่งเป็นส่วนสําคัญ; เด่น hükmeden, egemen, hâkim 佔優勢的,支配的 панівний; домінуючий حاوی ، مسلط quan trọng nhất 占优势的,支配的
ˈdominance noun oorheersing سَيْطَرَه، غالِبِيَّه господство domínio vláda, převaha die Herrschaft dominans κυριαρχία dominio, control, preponderancia domineerivus چیرگی؛ تسلط valta-asema dominance שליטה प्रमुखता, प्रभुत्व रखना dominacija uralkodás yang dominan yfirráð dominio, predominio 支配 지배 vyravimas, viešpatavimas dominēšana; pārsvars; valdīšana dominans overheersing dominans przewaga حاكميت predomínio predominare преобладание vplyv oblast dominacija dominans การปกครอง; สภาวะการครอบครอง; อํานาจ hâkimiyet, üstünlük 優勢,支配地位 влада; вплив غلبہ ، تسلط địa vị thống trị 优势,支配地位
ˈdominate (-neit) verb1. to have command or influence (over). The stronger man dominates the weaker. oorheers, domineer يُسَيْطِر، يسود، يَتَسَلَّط господствам dominar ovládat beherrschen dominere; beherske εξουσιάζω dominar valitsema تسلط داشتن؛ حاکم بودن بر hallita dominer לִשלוֹט प्रभुत्व रखना dominirati uralkodik menguasai ríkja, ráða yfir dominare 支配する 지배하다 valdyti, daryti poveikį dominēt; valdīt; ietekmēt pengaruh domineren dominere, herske over dominować حاكميت لرل، واك درلودل، نفوذ درلودل، كنټرول درلودل: لوړوالى موندل: كنټرولېدل، لوړېدل dominar a domina подавлять; подчинять ovládať vladati dominirati behärska มีอํานาจเหนือ hâkim olmak, üstünlük kurmak 支配 панувати حاوی ہونا chi phối 支配
2. to be most strong or most noticeable etc (in). The skyline is dominated by the castle. gedomineer يَكونُ غالِبا أو سائِدا преобладавам dominar dominovat dominieren dominere δεσπόζω, επικρατώ dominar domineerima مسلط بودن؛ فرازیدن vallitseva dominer לַחֲלוֹש עַל- हावी होना, प्रमुख होना nadmoćan, vladajući túlsúlyban van menonjol vera ríkjandi/ráðandi; yfirgnæfa dominare そびえ立つ 두드러지다 stūksoti izcelties (uz fona) menguasai beheersen rage oppover, beherske panować nad حاكميت لرل dominar a domina доминировать dominovať prevladovati dominirati dominera เห็นเด่นชัด hâkim olmak, nazır olmak 位居最重要或最明顯的位置 домінувати; здійматися (над) ذی اثر ہونا trội hơn 在...中拥有最重要(或最明显)的位置
ˌdomiˈnation noun oorheersing سَيْطَرَه، تَسَلُّط господство dominação nadvláda die Herrschaft dominans; herredømme κυριαρχία dominación, dominio valitsemine چیرگی؛ تسلط herruus domination שליטה वर्चस्व, प्रधानता, शासन nadmoć uralom dominasi yfirráð dominazione 支配 지배, 통치 viešpatavimas, vyravimas dominēšana; pārsvars; valdīšana penguasaan overheersing herredømme zwierzchnictwo حاکمیت dominação dominare, dominaţie доминирование nadvláda prevlada dominacija herravälde, styre การมีอํานาจเหนือ hâkimiyet, üstünlük 支配 панування; вплив غلبہ sự thống trị 支配
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dom·i·nant
a. dominante, característica primordial;
___ characteristics → características ___ -s, con tendencia a heredarse;
___ factor → factor ___.
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dominant
adj dominante; — gene (hand, hemisphere, etc.) gen (mano, hemisferio, etc.) dominanteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.