dominant

  • 21dominant — dom|i|nant [ damınənt ] adjective ** 1. ) more important, powerful, or successful than the other people or things of the same type: The company cannot preserve its dominant position in the market. The issue of climate change was the dominant… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22dominant */*/ — UK [ˈdɒmɪnənt] / US [ˈdɑmɪnənt] adjective 1) more important, powerful, or successful than the other people or things of the same type The company cannot preserve its dominant position in the market. The issue of climate change was the dominant… …

    English dictionary

  • 23dominant — dom•i•nant [[t]ˈdɒm ə nənt[/t]] adj. 1) ruling or controlling; having or exerting authority 2) occupying a commanding or elevated position 3) predominant; chief or foremost 4) gen Genetics. a) of or pertaining to that allele of a gene pair that… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24dominant — /ˈdɒmənənt / (say domuhnuhnt) adjective 1. ruling; governing; controlling; most influential. 2. occupying a commanding position: the dominant points of the globe. 3. main; major; chief: steel production is the dominant industry in Wollongong. 4.… …

  • 25DOMINANT — ANTE. adj. Qui domine, qui a la prépondérance, qui prévaut. Il se dit au propre et au figuré. Parti dominant. Religion dominante. Passion dominante. Humeur dominante. Goût dominant. Couleur dominante. Il y a dans cet ouvrage une idée dominante à… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 26dominant — [[t]dɒ̱mɪnənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is dominant is more powerful, successful, influential, or noticeable than other people or things. ...a change which would maintain his party s dominant position in Scotland... She was a… …

    English dictionary

  • 27dominant — 1 adjective 1 stronger, more powerful, or more noticeable than other people or things: The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group. | a dominant personality 2 technical a dominant physical feature can appear in a child even if it has… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28Dominant — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Dominant », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) domination allèle dominant vent dominant …

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  • 29dominant — 1. noun /ˈdɒmɪnənt,ˈdɑmənənt/ a) 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. b) The triad built on the dominant tone. 2. adjective /ˈdɒmɪnənt,ˈdɑmənənt/… …

    Wiktionary

  • 30dominant — herrisch; befehlshaberisch; tonangebend; bestimmend; führend; herrschend; überlegen; dominierend; beherrschend; übermächtig * * * do|mi|nant [domi nant] <Adj.>: dominierend: sie ist sehr dominant in der Beziehu …

    Universal-Lexikon