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dominant in Portuguese

dominant in Portuguese is dominante — dominant means more powerful, important, or noticeable than others in the same category.

dominant in Portuguese

dominante
adj
dominante
noun
(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.

What does "dominant" mean?

  1. adj More powerful, important, or noticeable than others in the same category.
    "The oak is the dominant tree in this part of the forest."
  2. adj Genetics: describing a gene or trait that is expressed even when only one copy is present.
    "A child needs only one dominant allele from a parent to show the trait."
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dominant in a sentence

  • The oak is the dominant tree in this part of the forest.
  • She quickly became the dominant player on the team.
  • A child needs only one dominant allele from a parent to show the trait.
  • In the biology lesson we learned that the dominant trait hides the recessive one.

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What is "dominant" in Portuguese?
"dominant" in Portuguese is dominante. dominant means: More powerful, important, or noticeable than others in the same category.
How do you use "dominant" in a sentence?
Example: "The oak is the dominant tree in this part of the forest." In Portuguese, "dominant" is dominante.
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