ETYM Latin dominans, -antis, p. pr. of dominari: cf. French dominant. Related to Dominate.
1. Exercising influence or control.
2. Of genes; producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar.
vorherrschend, überwiegend.
(Music) The fifth note of the diatonic scale.
In music, the fifth note of the diatonic scale, for example, G in the C major scale. The chord of the dominant is related to the tonic chord by the dominant note, which corresponds to its third harmonic. Classical modulation involves a harmonic progression from the tonic to the dominant and back. The return may be a symmetrical journey, as in the binary form of a sonata by Scarlatti, or an abrupt resolution of dominant to tonic chords in a “perfect” cadence.
in der Harmonielehre der auf dem 5. Ton der Dur- oder Moll-Tonleiter aufgebaute Dur-Dreiklang; auch der 5. Ton selbst.
in der Musik der 5. Ton einer Dur- und Molltonleiter sowie der darauf aufgebaute Dreiklang.
1. Adominant genetic character or factor.
2. Any of one or more kinds of organism (as a species) in an ecological community that exerts a controlling influence on the environment and thereby largely determines what other kinds of organisms are present.
3. A dominant individual in a social hierarchy.