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determin
English
Verb
determin (third-person singular simple present determins, present participle determining, simple past and past participle determined)
- Obsolete form of determine.
Anagrams
- reminted
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [de?termin]
Verb
determin
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of determina
determin From the web:
- what determines the sex of a baby
- what determines the value of an item
- what determines blood type
- what determines the function of a specialized cell
- what determines when easter is
- what determines the speed of a wave
- what determines the carrying capacity of an ecosystem
- what determines stock price
dominant
English
Etymology
From Middle French dominant.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?m?n?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?m?n?nt/
Noun
dominant (plural dominants)
- (music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
- (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
- (genetics) A gene that is dominant.
- 1930, R. A. Fisher, J. H. Bennett, The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (page 50)
- Finally, if we suppose provisionally that the mutant genes are dominant just as often as they are recessive, selection will be far more severe in eliminating the disadvantageous dominants than in eliminating the disadvantageous recessives.
- 1930, R. A. Fisher, J. H. Bennett, The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (page 50)
- A species or organism that is dominant.
- 1966, John R. Bassett, Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.), Thinning loblolly pine from above and below
- Landowners cannot afford to cut submerchantable trees, yet many hesitate to cut merchantable dominants and codominants at the risk of downgrading the residual stand.
- 1966, John R. Bassett, Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.), Thinning loblolly pine from above and below
- (BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
- 2011, Jayne Rylon, Mistress's Master (page 65)
- His story was a fable you told dominants in training to stress the importance of comprehending the depths of your submissive's needs.
- 2011, Jayne Rylon, Mistress's Master (page 65)
Synonyms
- dominator
Translations
Adjective
dominant (comparative more dominant, superlative most dominant)
- Ruling; governing; prevailing
- The dominant party controlled the government.
- Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
- The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.
- 2009, H. Stephen Stoker, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, page 10
- All other elements are mere "impurities" when their abundances are compared with those of these two dominant elements.
- (medicine) Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
Synonyms
- (ruling, governing): imposing
- (predominant, common): prevalent
Antonyms
- (ruling): obedient, submissive (one who obeys); defiant, rebellious (one who defys)
Translations
Catalan
Adjective
dominant (masculine and feminine plural dominants)
- dominant
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French dominant, from Middle French dominant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?do?.mi?n?nt/
- Hyphenation: do?mi?nant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
dominant (comparative dominanter, superlative dominantst)
- dominant
- Synonym: overheersend
- (genetics) dominant
Inflection
Derived terms
- dominantie
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?.mi.n??/
Verb
dominant
- present participle of dominer
Adjective
dominant (feminine singular dominante, masculine plural dominants, feminine plural dominantes)
- dominant
Derived terms
- vent dominant
Further reading
- “dominant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
dominant (comparative dominanter, superlative am dominantesten)
- dominant
Declension
Further reading
- “dominant” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French dominant.
Adjective
dominant m or n (feminine singular dominant?, masculine plural dominan?i, feminine and neuter plural dominante)
- dominant
Declension
dominant From the web:
- what dominant mean
- what dominant trait
- what dominant allele
- what dominant hand means
- what dominant and recessive genes
- what dominant follicle means
- what dominants want to hear
- what dominant theme is reflected in the poems
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