Associations to the word «Dominant»
Adjective
Wiktionary
DOMINANT, noun. (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.
DOMINANT, noun. (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
DOMINANT, noun. (BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
DOMINANT, adjective. Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling.
DOMINANT, adjective. Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
DOMINANT SEVENTH, noun. (music) The chord consisting of the fifth, major seventh, ninth and eleventh of a given scale; a seventh chord built on the dominant tone.
DOMINANT SEVENTH CHORD, noun. (music) a chord with the bass note and the major third, perfect fifth, and the minor seventh above it
DOMINANT SEVENTH CHORDS, noun. Plural of dominant seventh chord
Dictionary definition
DOMINANT, noun. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale.
DOMINANT, noun. An allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different.
DOMINANT, adjective. Exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage".
DOMINANT, adjective. (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar.
DOMINANT, adjective. Most frequent or common; "prevailing winds".
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