Definition: 1. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale. 2. Exercising influence or control. 3. Of genes; producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar.
Use 'dominant' in a sentence:
1. Market share is an important index in measuring dominant position.
2. I remember her being a dominant figure.
3. For men ages 18 to 34, living at home with mom and/ or dad has been the dominant living arrangement since 2009.
4. Then make notes about their unusual or dominant attributes.
5. Total independence is a dominant thing in our culture.
6. In fact, the Spartina genus is the dominant plant found in salt marshes.
7. This is the year in which we have two dominant groups in the new revolutionary Parliament.
8. They need to learn how to be dominant and submissive because each monkey might have to play either role in the future.
9. Until then, the dominant theory about color was one that had been proposed by Isaac Newton.
10. Now the dominant view in traditional art is that Roman artists lacked creativity and skill especially compared to the Greek artists who came before them.
11. He discovered the patterns and importance of recombinant recessive and dominant traits.
12. 'Do you think that another country will step in to become the dominant military power in the region?' — 'Maybe.'
13. He hadn't done any more than Young had been able to do, so he couldn't disprove the dominant theory.
14. Japan is Asia's dominant supplier of imports and technology.
15. That peak is dominant over all other hills.
16. Chinese government plays a dominant role in the evaluation for higher education.
17. It is obviously autosomal dominant inheritance according to the pedigree.
18. It is stuck because the euro zone's dominant powers, France and Germany, agree on the need for greater harmonization within the euro zone, but disagree about what to harmonize.
19. Although the ecosystem concept was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s, it is no longer the dominant paradigm.
20. The image or the image patterns can certainly be recognized as the dominant device.
21. However, in the eyes of the dominant Black African American community, they are "guilty" of being "White" on the inside.
22. Even though the paint was often sprayed on by mouth, one can assume that the dominant hand assisted in the operation.
23. Usually, the left-side brain is dominant, which is why 90% of people are right-handed.
24. Some were foreign-language dominant and others were English natives.
25. The dominant theoretical model of leadership at the moment is, apparently, the "transformational leadership pattern".
26. They show their low ability and have never take the dominant place.
27. Aphasic examination revealed aphasia in 17 cases with dominant thalamic stroke. 17.
28. Blue eyes are recessive and brown eyes are dominant.
29. Most of the rocks move in the same direction as the dominant wind pattern from southwest to northeast.
30. Men with shaved heads are perceived to be more masculine, dominant and, in some cases, to have greater leadership potential than those with longer locks or with thinning hair, according to a recent study out of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
31. Man's agricultural activities have become the dominant ecological force.
32. The environment of the river becomes more suitable for ciliates, which form the dominant group of animal plankton.
33. The limited research conducted thus far indicates they're especially dominant among those who value independence over cooperation, and harmony over confrontation.
34. He suffered from an oppressively dominant mother.
35. The species compeition, distribution and dominants species of soil ciliates in Tianmu Mountains was reported.
36. How did the foreign-language dominant speakers manage this feat?
37. The dominant factor of the assessment is different on different scales.
38. She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.
39. Paris has played a dominant role in France, not just in political terms but also in economic power.
40. Nowadays, with the rapid development of the information industry, cell phones play a dominant role in people's life.
41. Yesterday's reshuffle also marks the end of Mr Green's dominant role ruing the bank.
42. Behaviorism as a dominant intellectual field has faded, but it still leaves behind an important legacy.
43. For more than a century, americans have debated how far the federal government should go to prevent dominant companies from undermining economic competition.
44. The dominant lead ratio found in Greenland snow matched that found in gasoline from the United States.
45. Economically, the centre of Spain has lost its dominant role.
46. As long as African American drama maintained naturalism as its dominant mode, it could only express the "plight of African American people".
47. As long as African American drama maintained naturalism as its dominant mode, it could only express the "plight" of African American people.
48. Rational choice in this case, people are not choosing a dominated strategy but a dominant rational choice can lead to outcomes that Suck.
49. All in all, at least at this stage, it's unlikely that online learning will evolve into the dominant form of education.
50. Because it is carried by a dominant gene, an affected individual can expect about half of his or her children to inherit the illness.
51. The technology industry was coming under the sway of a dominant behemoth, one that had the potential to stifle innovation and squash its competitors.
52. The dominant feature of the room was the large fireplace.
53. The firm has achieved a dominant position in the world market.
