Dominant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdɑːmɪnənt|  American pronunciation of the word dominant
Brit.  |ˈdɒmɪnənt|  British pronunciation of the word dominant

noun

- (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
- an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

adjective

- most frequent or common (syn: predominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife)

Extra examples

The company is now dominant in its market.

It is the dominant culture in the region.

The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group.

Japan became dominant in the mass market during the 1980s.

The disease is under the control of a single dominant gene.

The growing deficit was a dominant theme in the election.

Gradually the different groups of people coalesced into one dominant racial group.

Spain was poised to become the dominant power in Europe.

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