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Detailed Synonyms for dominant in English

dominant:

dominant

  1. dominant

dominant adj

  1. dominant
    – exercising influence or control 1
    dominant
    – exercising influence or control 1
    • dominant adj
      • television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion1
      • the dominant partner in the marriage1
  2. dominant
    – (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar 1
    dominant
    – (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar 1
  3. dominant
    – most frequent or common 1
    prevalent; prevailing; dominant; predominant; rife
    – most frequent or common 1

dominant [the ~] nom

  1. the dominant
    – an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different 1
    the dominant; the dominant allele
    – an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different 1
  2. the dominant
    – (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale 1
    the dominant
    – (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale 1

Related Words for "dominant":

  • dominantly

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Related Definitions for "dominant":

  1. exercising influence or control1
    • television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion1
    • the dominant partner in the marriage1
  2. (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar1
  3. most frequent or common1
  4. an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different1
  5. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale1

Related Synonyms for dominant