These gifts helped make C the dominant programming language in the 1980s.
adjective /'dɑmɪnənt/
1
more powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things → dominate [dominate =/'dɑmɪnet/verb, 1). to control someone or something or to have more importance than other people or things. 2). to be larger and more noticeable than anything else in a place]
more important, powerful, or successful than most or all others.
more important, powerful or noticeable than other things.
more important, strong or noticeable than anything else of the same type.
more important, powerful, or successful than the other people or things of the same type.
a dominant person or animal is stronger than others in a group and wants to control them.
more noticeable than the other parts or aspects of something.
Someone or something that is dominant is more powerful, successful, influential, or noticeable than other people or things. Syn: pre-eminent.
most common.
The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group. [gorilla = /ɡəˈrɪlə/ noun, 1). a very large African monkey that is the largest of the apes]
Japan became dominant in the mass market during the 1980s.
its dominant position within the group
The university has/plays a dominant [=major] role in the local economy.
Money is the dominant [=main] force in consumer societies.
The company is now dominant in its market.
What is the dominant [=major, predominant] theme of the play? [theme = /θim/ noun, 2).theme music/song/tunemusic or a song that is often played during a film or musical play, or at the beginning and end of a television or radio programme. 4). a particular style]
It is the dominant culture/tribe in the region.
She has a very dominant [=domineering] personality.
the dominant female/male of the pack.
The firm has achieved a dominant position in the world market.
The dominant feature of the room was the large fireplace.
a dominant military power.
Unemployment will be a dominant issue at the next election.
The company cannot preserve its dominant position in the market. [preserve = /prɪ'zɝv/ verb, 1). to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed → preservation. 2). to make something continue without changing]
The issue of climate change was the dominant theme of the conference.
It is easy to spot the dominant wolf in the pack. [spot = /spɑt/ verb, 1). to notice someone or something, especially when they are difficult to see or recognize]
a dominant personality
Red is usually the dominant colour in his paintings.
a change which would maintain his party's dominant position in Scotland /'skɔtlənd/.
She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.
the dominant [=prevailing] language/religion of the country
2
controlling or trying to control other people or things – used to show disapproval SYN domineering
a dominant personality
3
dominant gene
a dominant gene causes a child to have a particular physical feature or illness, even if it has been passed on from only one parent → recessive [recessive = /rɪ'sɛsɪv/adjactive, a recessive gene is passed to children from their parents only if both parents have the gene OPP dominant]
causing or relating to a characteristic or condition that a child will have if one of the child's parents has it. opposite ↑RECESSIVE
a dominant gene causes a person to have a particular physical characteristic, for example brown eyes, even if only one of their parents has passed on this gene.
a gene which always produces a particular characteristic in a person, plant or animal.
a dominant gene causes someone to be born with particular genetic features, even if it is only present in one parent.
A dominant gene is one that produces a particular characteristic, whether a person has only one of these genes from one parent, or two genes, one from each parent.
The disease is under the control of a single dominant gene.
dominant genes
Brown hair is a dominant trait. = Brown hair is dominant. [trait = /tret/ noun, a particular quality in someone’s character.personality/character traits. genetic/inherited traits]
Because it is carried by a dominant gene, an affected individual can expect about half of his or her children to inherit the illness.
dominance noun /ˈdɑːmənəns/
The companies are competing for dominance in the market. = The companies are competing for market dominance.
military/political dominance [=predominance]
male dominance [=the state of men or male animals having more power than women or female animals]
the French language's dominance in the region = the regional dominance of the French language
singular The company has established a dominance in the market.
the team's dominance over its rivals
a neighborhood with a dominance [=predominance] of older homes
to achieve/assert dominance over sb
political/economic dominance.
Music companies have profited from the dominance of CDs over vinyl records.
dominantly ADV
The population is dominantly [=(more commonly) predominantly] Catholic.
a dominantly inherited disease
noun /'dɑmɪnənt/
the fifth note of a musical scale of eight notes
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