dominant
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French dominant.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒmɪnənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɑmənənt/
Noun[edit]
dominant (plural dominants)
- (music) 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.
- (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
- (genetics) A gene that is dominant.
- 1930, R. A. Fisher, J. H. Bennett, The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (page 50)
- Finally, if we suppose provisionally that the mutant genes are dominant just as often as they are recessive, selection will be far more severe in eliminating the disadvantageous dominants than in eliminating the disadvantageous recessives.
- 1930, R. A. Fisher, J. H. Bennett, The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (page 50)
- A species or organism that is dominant.
- 1966, John R. Bassett, Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.), Thinning loblolly pine from above and below
- Landowners cannot afford to cut submerchantable trees, yet many hesitate to cut merchantable dominants and codominants at the risk of downgrading the residual stand.
- 1966, John R. Bassett, Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.), Thinning loblolly pine from above and below
- (BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
- 2011, Jayne Rylon, Mistress's Master (page 65)
- His story was a fable you told dominants in training to stress the importance of comprehending the depths of your submissive's needs.
- 2011, Jayne Rylon, Mistress's Master (page 65)
Translations[edit]
tone of a musical scale
Adjective[edit]
dominant (comparative more dominant, superlative most dominant)
- Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling.
- The dominant party controlled the government.
- Macaulay
- The member of a dominant race is, in his dealings with the subject race, seldom indeed fraudulent, […] but imperious, insolent, and cruel.
- Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
- The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.
- 2009, H. Stephen Stoker, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, page 10
- All other elements are mere "impurities" when their abundances are compared with those of these two dominant elements.
- (medicine) Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- (ruling): obedient, submissive (one who obeys); defiant, rebellious (one who defys)
Translations[edit]
ruling, governing
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predominant, common
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Catalan[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dominant (masculine and feminine plural dominants)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
dominant (comparative dominanter, superlative dominantst)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of dominant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | dominant | |||
| inflected | dominante | |||
| comparative | dominanter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | dominant | dominanter | het dominantst het dominantste |
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| indefinite | m./f. sing. | dominante | dominantere | dominantste |
| n. sing. | dominant | dominanter | dominantste | |
| plural | dominante | dominantere | dominantste | |
| definite | dominante | dominantere | dominantste | |
| partitive | dominants | dominanters | — | |
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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audio (file)
Verb[edit]
dominant
Adjective[edit]
dominant (feminine singular dominante, masculine plural dominants, feminine plural dominantes)
Further reading[edit]
- “dominant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dominant (comparative dominanter, superlative am dominantesten)
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of dominant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist dominant | sie ist dominant | es ist dominant | sie sind dominant | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dominanter | dominante | dominantes | dominante |
| genitive | dominanten | dominanter | dominanten | dominanter | |
| dative | dominantem | dominanter | dominantem | dominanten | |
| accusative | dominanten | dominante | dominantes | dominante | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der dominante | die dominante | das dominante | die dominanten |
| genitive | des dominanten | der dominanten | des dominanten | der dominanten | |
| dative | dem dominanten | der dominanten | dem dominanten | den dominanten | |
| accusative | den dominanten | die dominante | das dominante | die dominanten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dominanter | eine dominante | ein dominantes | (keine) dominanten |
| genitive | eines dominanten | einer dominanten | eines dominanten | (keiner) dominanten | |
| dative | einem dominanten | einer dominanten | einem dominanten | (keinen) dominanten | |
| accusative | einen dominanten | eine dominante | ein dominantes | (keine) dominanten | |
Comparative forms of dominant
Superlative forms of dominant
Further reading[edit]
- dominant in Duden online
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