English-German translations for dominant

• dominant
• dominante
  Das außenpolitische Ziel des Irans besteht darin, die dominante regionale Macht im Nahen Osten zu werden. Iran's foreign policy objective is to become the dominant regional power in the Middle East.
  Die EU-Mitgliedstaaten laufen Gefahr, in Bezug auf Gasimporte von einem dominanten Lieferanten übermäßig abhängig zu sein. EU Member States are at risk of over-dependence on gas imports from one dominant supplier.
• herrschend
  Wie werden sie die derzeit herrschende Spezies, nämlich uns, sehen? How do they see the currently dominant species - that is us?

Definition of dominant

• The fifth major tone of a musical scale ; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on
• A gene that is dominant
• A species or organism that is dominant
• The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity
• Ruling; governing; prevailing
• Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance
• Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation

Examples

• The dominant party controlled the government.
• The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.

Related words

• predominant
• subdominant
• dominantly
• predominantly
• codominant
• dominant seventh chord
• dominant hand
• dominant wavelength
• dominant character