Dominant Definition & Meaning
dominant
- adjective
- exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
- (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
- most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"
- noun
- (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
- an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
"Dominant" in song lyrics
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"Touch fools that duel with a dominant"
Aesop Rock — Troubled Waters -
"Had your staff astonished precise math, most dominant"
(Bizzy Bone f/) Mr. Majesty — Mr. Majesty II -
"Corporate conglomerate, ?? link becoming dominant"
Chops f/ Kev Turner — War
Words that rhyme with dominant
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- What does dominant mean?
- exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
- What part of speech is dominant?
- Dominant is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does dominant have?
- Dominant has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).