dominants
- 1Plural of dominant.
Ecologists identified oak and hickory as the dominants in this woodland.
In both keys, the dominants pull strongly toward their home notes.
Note
A regular -s plural, and the -s is itself a clue: English adjectives never take a plural ending, so this form always shows dominant working as a noun. Which noun depends on the field: fifth notes or their triads in music, prevailing species or organisms in ecology, controlling partners in sadomasochistic play. The ecological use is simply the adjective turned noun. Dominant species become the dominants once the context is clear.
dominants is a form of dominant
dominant, noun: The species or organism that is most prevalent and influential within an ecological community. Full entry
- Forms
- dominantdominants plural
- Spelling
- dominant → dominants: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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