Overview of noun dominant

The noun dominant has 2 senses

• dominant -- ((music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale)


• dominant allele, dominant -- (an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different)

Overview of adj dominant

The adj dominant has 3 senses

• dominant -- (exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage")


• dominant -- ((of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar)


• prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife -- (most frequent or common; "prevailing winds")