dominant

dominant
adjective
dominierend (geh.); beherrschend; hervorstechend, herausragend [[Wesens]merkmal, Eigenschaft]; vorherrschend [Kultur, Farbe, Geschmack]

have a dominant position — eine beherrschende Stellung einnehmen

be dominant over — dominieren über (+ Akk.)

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['dominənt]
adjective
(ruling; most important; strongest: the dominant group in society; Green was the dominant colour in the room.) beherrschend
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domi·nant
[ˈdɒmɪnənt, AM ˈdɑ:mə-]
I. adj
1. (masterful, controlling) dominierend attr, vorherrschend attr; group tonangebend; issue beherrschend; personality dominierend
\dominant male männliches Leittier
the \dominant military power in the region die stärkste Militärmacht in der Region
\dominant position beherrschende Stellung
2. BIOL (not recessive) dominant, überlagernd attr
\dominant characteristic/gene dominantes Merkmal/Gen
3. MUS dominant, Dominant-
\dominant seventh Dominantseptakkord m
4. LAW
\dominant tenement herrschendes Grundstück
II. n MUS Dominante f
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['dɒmɪnənt]
1. adj
1) person, role, class, feature dominierend; partner, figure, position, issue, personality dominierend, beherrschend; nation, culture, ideology, species, trend, theme dominierend, vorherrschend; gene dominant

the dominant factor — der wichtigste or dominierende Faktor

to be dominant or the dominant force in sth — etw dominieren

they are dominant in the world market — sie beherrschen den Weltmarkt

dominant male (animal) — männliches Leittier; ( fig hum, man ) Platzhirsch m

2) (MUS) dominant

dominant seventh — Dominantseptakkord m

2. n
1) (BIOL) dominantes Gen
2) (MUS) Dominante f
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dominant
A adj (adv dominantly)
1. dominierend, (vor)herrschend:
dominant tenement JUR herrschendes Grundstück
2. beherrschend:
a) bestimmend, tonangebend:
the dominant factor der entscheidende Faktor
b) emporragend, weithin sichtbar
3. BIOL dominant, überlagernd (Erbfaktoren)
4. MUS Dominant…:
dominant seventh chord Dominantseptakkord m (Dreiklang auf der Dominante mit kleiner Septime)
B s
1. BIOL dominante Erbanlage, vorherrschendes Merkmal
2. MUS Dominante f (fünfte Stufe der diatonischen Tonleiter)
3. fig beherrschendes Element
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adjective
dominierend (geh.); beherrschend; hervorstechend, herausragend [[Wesens]merkmal, Eigenschaft]; vorherrschend [Kultur, Farbe, Geschmack]

have a dominant position — eine beherrschende Stellung einnehmen

be dominant over — dominieren über (+ Akk.)

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adj.
beherrschend adj.
herrschend adj.

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