dominant
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.more powerful, important, or noticeable than others.
adj.commanding, controlling, or prevailing over others; having the most influence in a hierarchy or situation.
Simple“The company has a dominant position in the market because it has no real competitors.”
In context“The dominant political party maintained its influence by controlling the local media and securing key legislative appointments.”
SynonymsAntonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
adj.describing a gene that shows its effect even if you only have one copy of it.
adj.relating to an allele that is expressed in the phenotype even when only one copy is present in the genotype.
Simple“Brown eyes are usually a dominant trait, while blue eyes are recessive.”
In context“In Mendelian genetics, the dominant allele masks the expression of the recessive one in heterozygous individuals.”
Antonyms - 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.the most common or frequent thing in a particular place or group.
adj.prevailing or most frequent within a specific ecological or statistical context.
Simple“Oak trees are the dominant species in this part of the forest.”
In context“The dominant theme in her early poetry is the tension between industrial progress and the preservation of the natural world.”
SynonymsAntonyms - 04 C2 Proficiency
n.the fifth note of a musical scale.
n.the fifth degree of the diatonic scale, or the triad built upon that note.
Simple“The song moves from the tonic chord to the dominant to create tension.”
In context“The composer utilised a secondary dominant to modulate smoothly into the new key during the bridge section.”
Antonyms
Usage dominant class · dominant culture · dominant feature
From Middle French dominant.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.