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dominant meaning in Tamil

ஆதிக்கமான

/ˈdɒmɪnənt/US/ˈdɑmənənt/

dominant in Tamil: ஆதிக்கமான, ஆதிக்கமுடைய, ஆதிக்கம் மிகுந்த, மேலாதிக்கம். 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.

Tamil words for dominant

ஆதிக்கமான, ஆதிக்கமுடைய, ஆதிக்கம் மிகுந்த, மேலாதிக்கம், மேம்பட்ட, தலைமையான

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.

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Questions about dominant in Tamil

What is the meaning of dominant in Tamil?
Dominant in Tamil is ஆதிக்கமான, ஆதிக்கமுடைய, ஆதிக்கம் மிகுந்த, மேலாதிக்கம்.
dominant என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Dominant: ஆதிக்கமான, ஆதிக்கமுடைய, ஆதிக்கம் மிகுந்த, மேலாதிக்கம்.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: dominant (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dominant (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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