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dominant

Who acts: Dominant, you, dominant gene, feature, Lions, dominant hand · What happens: mean, see, be, show up, get, eat · To what, where: strongest, thing, one, feature, fifth note, dominant animals

«dominant» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: dominant in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Dominant means the strongest, most important or most powerful in a group.

nsubjdetobjpunctadvmodparataxisccadvmodconjcasedetoblpunctrootDominantADJmeansVERBtheDETstrongestADJ,PUNCTmostADVimportantADJorCCONJmostADVpowerfulADJinADPaDETgroupNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DominantdominantADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 strongestdet
4strongeststrongADJDegree=Sup2 meansobj
5,,PUNCT_7 importantpunct
6mostmostADVDegree=Sup7 importantadvmod
7importantimportantADJDegree=Pos2 meansparataxis
8ororCCONJ_10 powerfulcc
9mostmostADVDegree=Sup10 powerfuladvmod
10powerfulpowerfulADJDegree=Pos7 importantconj
11ininADP_13 groupcase
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 groupdet
13groupgroupNOUNNumber=Sing10 powerfulobl
14..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentDominantthe strongestvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strong=Topic

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Dominant can mean the most noticeable, the thing you see most, like a dominant colour.

The tree, 15 words
nsubjauxdetadvmodccomppunctdetapposnsubjacl:relcladvmodpunctcasedetamodoblpunctrootDominantNOUNcanAUXmeanVERBtheDETmostADVnoticeableADJ,PUNCTtheDETthingNOUNyouPRONseeVERBmostADV,PUNCTlikeADPaDETdominantADJcolourNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DominantdominantNOUNNumber=Sing3 meannsubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin3 meanaux
3meanmeanVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 noticeabledet
5mostmostADVDegree=Sup6 noticeableadvmod
6noticeablenoticeableADJDegree=Pos3 meanccomp
7,,PUNCT_9 thingpunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 thingdet
9thingthingNOUNNumber=Sing6 noticeableappos
10youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs11 seensubj
11seeseeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 thingacl:relcl
12mostmostADVDegree=Sup11 seeadvmod
13,,PUNCT_17 colourpunct
14likelikeADP_17 colourcase
15aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art17 colourdet
16dominantdominantADJDegree=Pos17 colouramod
17colourcolourNOUNNumber=Sing3 meanobl
18..PUNCT_3 meanpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meancanDominantlike a dominant colourvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2seepresentyouthe thing not said herevn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

A dominant gene is one whose feature shows up even if you got it from only one parent.

The tree, 18 words
detamodnsubjcopnmod:possnsubjacl:relclcompound:prtadvmodmarknsubjccompobjcaseadvmodnummodoblpunctrootADETdominantADJgeneNOUNisAUXoneNUMwhosePRONfeatureNOUNshowsVERBupADPevenADVifSCONJyouPRONgotVERBitPRONfromADPonlyADVoneNUMparentNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 genedet
2dominantdominantADJDegree=Pos3 geneamod
3genegeneNOUNNumber=Sing5 onensubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 onecop
5oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Cardrootroot
6whosewhosePRONPoss=Yes PronType=Rel7 featurenmod:poss
7featurefeatureNOUNNumber=Sing8 showsnsubj
8showsshowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 oneacl:relcl
9upupADP_8 showscompound:prt
10evenevenADV_13 gotadvmod
11ififSCONJ_13 gotmark
12youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs13 gotnsubj
13gotgetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 showsccomp
14ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs13 gotobj
15fromfromADP_18 parentcase
16onlyonlyADV_17 oneadvmod
17oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card18 parentnummod
18parentparentNOUNNumber=Sing13 gotobl
19..PUNCT_5 onepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta dominant geneonetree rules
2show uppresentfeaturetree rules
3get a condition, not said to happenpastyoufeaturefrom one parentvn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme from parent=Source

Meaning 4

Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

The dominant is the fifth note of a scale.

detnsubjcopdetamodcasedetnmodpunctrootTheDETdominantNOUNisAUXtheDETfifthADJnoteNOUNofADPaDETscaleNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 dominantdet
2dominantdominantNOUNNumber=Sing6 notensubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 notecop
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 notedet
5fifthfifthADJDegree=Pos6 noteamod
6notenoteNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7ofofADP_9 scalecase
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 scaledet
9scalescaleNOUNNumber=Sing6 notenmod
10..PUNCT_6 notepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe dominantthe fifth noteof a scaletree rules

Example 1

Lions are the dominant animals on the savannah.

nsubjcopdetamodcasedetnmodpunctrootLionsNOUNareAUXtheDETdominantADJanimalsNOUNonADPtheDETsavannahNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LionslionNOUNNumber=Plur5 animalsnsubj
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 animalscop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 animalsdet
4dominantdominantADJDegree=Pos5 animalsamod
5animalsanimalNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
6ononADP_8 savannahcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 savannahdet
8savannahsavannahNOUNNumber=Sing5 animalsnmod
9..PUNCT_5 animalspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentLionsthe dominant animalsthe savannahtree rules

Example 2

My dominant hand is my left hand.

nmod:possamodnsubjcopnmod:possamodpunctrootMyPRONdominantADJhandNOUNisAUXmyPRONleftADJhandNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 handnmod:poss
2dominantdominantADJDegree=Pos3 handamod
3handhandNOUNNumber=Sing7 handnsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 handcop
5mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 handnmod:poss
6leftleftADJDegree=Pos7 handamod
7handhandNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 handpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentMy dominant handmy left handtree rules

Example 3

Red is the dominant colour in the painting.

nsubjcopdetamodcasedetnmodpunctrootRedPROPNisAUXtheDETdominantADJcolourNOUNinADPtheDETpaintingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RedRedPROPNNumber=Sing5 colournsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 colourcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 colourdet
4dominantdominantADJDegree=Pos5 colouramod
5colourcolourNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ininADP_8 paintingcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 paintingdet
8paintingpaintingNOUNNumber=Sing5 colournmod
9..PUNCT_5 colourpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentRedthe dominant colourthe paintingtree rules

Example 4

The dominant wolf eats first.

detamodnsubjadvmodpunctrootTheDETdominantADJwolfNOUNeatsVERBfirstADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 wolfdet
2dominantdominantADJDegree=Pos3 wolfamod
3wolfwolfNOUNNumber=Sing4 eatsnsubj
4eatseatVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5firstfirstADVNumForm=Word NumType=Ord4 eatsadvmod
6..PUNCT_4 eatspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1eatpresentthe dominant wolffirst propertyvn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Our team was dominant in the second half.

nmod:possnsubjcopcasedetamodoblpunctrootOurPRONteamNOUNwasAUXdominantADJinADPtheDETsecondADJhalfNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 teamnmod:poss
2teamteamNOUNNumber=Sing4 dominantnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 dominantcop
4dominantdominantADJDegree=Posrootroot
5ininADP_8 halfcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 halfdet
7secondsecondADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord8 halfamod
8halfhalfNOUNNumber=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac4 dominantobl
9..PUNCT_4 dominantpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastOur teamthe second halfdominant propertytree rules

Example 6

The gene for brown eyes is usually dominant.

detnsubjcaseamodnmodcopadvmodpunctrootTheDETgeneNOUNforADPbrownADJeyesNOUNisAUXusuallyADVdominantADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 genedet
2genegeneNOUNNumber=Sing8 dominantnsubj
3forforADP_5 eyescase
4brownbrownADJDegree=Pos5 eyesamod
5eyeseyeNOUNNumber=Plur2 genenmod
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 dominantcop
7usuallyusuallyADV_8 dominantadvmod
8dominantdominantADJDegree=Posrootroot
9..PUNCT_8 dominantpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe gene for brown eyesdominant, usually propertytree rules

Example 7

English is the dominant language on the internet.

nsubjcopdetamodcasedetnmodpunctrootEnglishPROPNisAUXtheDETdominantADJlanguageNOUNonADPtheDETinternetNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EnglishEnglishPROPNNumber=Sing5 languagensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 languagecop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 languagedet
4dominantdominantADJDegree=Pos5 languageamod
5languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ononADP_8 internetcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 internetdet
8internetinternetNOUNNumber=Sing5 languagenmod
9..PUNCT_5 languagepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentEnglishthe dominant languagethe internettree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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