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Definition of Dominant

Dominant
Dominant Dom"i*nant, n. (Mus.) The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on. Dominant chord (Mus.), the chord based upon the dominant.

Meaning of Dominant from wikipedia

- up domination or dominant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiquote has quotations related to Domination. Domination or dominant may refer to: World...
- gene on the other copy of the chromosome. The first variant is termed dominant and the second is called recessive. This state of having two different...
- partners is essential. The terms submissive and dominant are often used to distinguish these roles: the dominant partner ("dom") takes psychological control...
- In music, the dominant is the fifth scale degree () of the diatonic scale. It is called the dominant because it is second in importance to the first scale...
- A dominant-party system, or one-party dominant system, is a political occurrence in which a single political party continuously dominates election results...
- laterality of right- or left-handedness; however, the side of the dominant eye and the dominant hand do not always match. This is because both hemispheres control...
- A dominant caste is one which preponderates numerically over other castes and also wields preponderant economic and political power. A large and powerful...
- Dominant design is a technology management concept introduced by James M. Utterback and William J. Abernathy in 1975, identifying key technological features...
- the Phrygian dominant scale (or the Phrygian â™®3 scale) is the actual fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale, the fifth being the dominant. It is also called...
- Dominant white (W) is a group of genetically related coat color alleles on the KIT gene of the horse, best known for producing an all-white coat, but also...