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dominant in Arabic

سَائِد sāʔid

/ˈdɒmɪnənt/US/ˈdɑmənənt/

dominant in Arabic: سَائِد (sāʔid), شَائِع (šāʔiʕ). In English, dominant means 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.

Arabic words for dominant

ruling, governing
سَائِد sāʔid
predominant, common
سَائِد sāʔid, شَائِع šāʔiʕ

English meaning of dominant

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun The triad built on the dominant tone.
  3. noun Of an allele, that a heterozygote for the allele has the same phenotype as the homozygote.
  4. noun A species or organism that is dominant.

Full definition of dominant

dominant in a sentence

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

Synonyms of dominant

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Questions about dominant in Arabic

What is the meaning of dominant in Arabic?
Dominant in Arabic is سَائِد (sāʔid), شَائِع (šāʔiʕ).
ما معنى كلمة dominant؟
Dominant: سَائِد (sāʔid), شَائِع (šāʔiʕ).
What does dominant mean in English?
Dominant means 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.

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