From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Human, Microbes, genetics, biochemdominantdom‧i‧nant1 /ˈdɒmɪnənt $ ˈdɑː-/ ●●○W3AWL adjective1STRONG PERSONMAINmore powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things → dominate
The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group.
Japan became dominant in the mass market during the 1980s.
its dominant position within the group► see thesaurus at powerful2controlling or trying to control other people or things – used to show disapprovalSYN domineering
a dominant personality3HBH technical a dominant gene causes a child to have a particular physicalfeature or illness, even if it has been passed on from only one parent → recessive
The disease is under the control of a single dominant gene.Examples from the Corpusdominant• Brown eyes are dominant.• dominant and aggressive behavior• Gradually, Microsoft became the dominant company in the software business• Overseas, Nielsen remains dominant in gatheringsales and other data from retailers.• This was the dominantmotif for schools in the first half of the century.• Their strident moralism jarred with both the measuredmiddle-class radicalism of the repealers and the dominantpatricianlanguage of high politics.• These are the dominantplayers in the Internetaccesshierarchy and provide other smaller service providers with backboneconnectivity.• He suggests that in all cases contradictorydiscourses are neutralised by the dominant, privileged discourse.• In all of these situations the dominant social system lost its ability to adapt.• TV is the dominantsource of information in our society.• Of course, these features of a society will themselves be influenced by its dominantstyle of adjudication.• But the dominanturban feature in the inter-war period was the growth and spread of London.dominant position• For centuries, they gave it a dominant position.• What's more, the law is on Littlewoods' side in keeping its dominant position.• With many browsers and serverprogramsavailable, Netscape will lose its dominant position in the business.• Dynamiccompetition to establish a dominant position may involve reducing costs, process innovation, and product innovation, which are welfare-enhancing.• The primates attained their dominant positions through a combination of militaryskill, physical prowess, and personalmagnetism.• It may also be powerful between close relatives where one may be in a dominant position vis-à-vis the other.• A company in a dominant position which chargesexcessive prices for its products may be acting abusively.Related topics: Musicdominantdominant2 noun [singular] technicalAPMthe fifthnote of a musicalscale of eight notesExamples from the Corpusdominant• As the Dolphinapproaches, summoned by Arion's song, the suspense is maintained almost to the last by means of secondarydominants.• All the dominants have high frequency here with Calluna the most dominant, and Cladonia species are frequent.
