English-Portuguese translations for dominant

• dominante
  Existem intervenientes com posições singulares ou colectivas dominantes? Are there players with a simple or collective dominant position?
  Em termos de política externa, o Irão tem por objectivo tornar-se a potência regional dominante no Médio Oriente. Iran's foreign policy objective is to become the dominant regional power in the Middle East.
  Os Estados-Membros da UE correm o risco de depender excessivamente da importação de gás proveniente de um fornecedor dominante. EU Member States are at risk of over-dependence on gas imports from one dominant supplier.

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