Dominant vs. Predominant — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dominant and Predominant
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Dominant
Exercising the most power, control, or influence
The dominant nations during the Cold War.
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Predominant
Having the most importance, influence, or force
The predominant theory in the field.
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Dominant
Most abundant or conspicuous; predominant
"[The fireplaces'] shallow brick arches are a relief from the dominant squares and verticals of the windows and doors" (Stephen A. Kliment).
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Predominant
Most common or conspicuous; main or prevalent
"Egrets, gulls and small mammals are the predominant wildlife on the island these days" (Dan McCoubrey).
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Dominant
Higher; overlooking
Dominant hills.
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Predominant
Common or widespread; prevalent.
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Dominant
Tending to be stronger than its counterpart or used for the most important tasks or in the most pressing situations
Which is your dominant eye? Throw the ball with your dominant arm.
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Predominant
Significant or important; dominant.
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Dominant
(Genetics) Of, relating to, or being an allele that produces the same phenotypic effect in heterozygotes as in homozygotes.
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Predominant
(music) A subdominant.
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Dominant
(Ecology) Of, relating to, or being a species that is most characteristic of an ecological community and usually determines the presence, abundance, and type of other species.
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Predominant
Having the ascendency over others; superior in strength, influence, or authority; prevailing; as, a predominant color; predominant excellence.
Those help . . . were predominant in the king's mind.
Foul subordination is predominant.
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Dominant
(Music) Relating to or based on the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
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Predominant
Most frequent or common;
Prevailing winds
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Dominant
(Genetics) A dominant allele or a trait produced by a dominant allele.
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Predominant
Having superior power and influence;
The predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism
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Dominant
(Ecology) A dominant species.
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Dominant
(Music) The fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
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Dominant
(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.
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Dominant
(music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
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Dominant
(genetics) A gene that is dominant.
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Dominant
A species or organism that is dominant.
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Dominant
(BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
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Dominant
Ruling; governing; prevailing
The dominant party controlled the government.
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Dominant
Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.
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Dominant
Preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
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Dominant
(medicine) Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
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Dominant
(music) Being the dominant
Dominant seventh
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Dominant
Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.
The member of a dominant race is, in his dealings with the subject race, seldom indeed fraudulent, . . . but imperious, insolent, and cruel.
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Dominant
The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
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Dominant
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
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Dominant
Exercising influence or control;
Television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion
The dominant partner in the marriage
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Dominant
Of genes; producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
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