- subdominant
- sub·dominant
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subdominant
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subdominant — [sub däm′ə nənt] adj. less than or only partly dominant n. 1. something that is subdominant 2. Ecol. a species having considerable importance in a community but much less influence than the dominant species 3. Music the fourth tone of a diatonic… … English World dictionary
Subdominant — Sub*dom i*nant, n. (Mus.) The fourth tone above, or fifth below, the tonic; so called as being under the dominant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subdominant — англ. [сабдо/минэнт] Subdominante нем. [субдомина/нтэ] субдоминанта … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
Subdominant — ] In music, the subdominant is the technical name for the fourth tonal degree of the diatonic scale. It is so called because it is the same distance below the tonic as the dominant is above the tonic in other words, the tonic is the dominant of… … Wikipedia
subdominant — noun Date: 1793 1. the fourth tone of a major or minor scale 2. something partly but incompletely dominant; especially an ecologically important life form subordinate in influence to the dominants of a community • subdominant adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
subdominant — noun a) The fourth tone of a scale. b) The triad built on the subdominant tone … Wiktionary
subdominant — sub|do|mi|nant sb., en, er, erne (MUSIK den fjerde tone i en toneart), i sms. subdominant , fx subdominantakkord … Dansk ordbog
Subdominant parallel — In music theory, the subdominant parallel is terminology used in German theory derived mainly from Hugo Riemann, Sp, in major, and sP, in minor, is the (US) relative to the subdominant and is thus considered to have or fulfill the function of the … Wikipedia
subdominant species — subdominantai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Antra pagal vyravimą rūšis augalų ar gyvūnų bendrijoje arba antra padėtis hierarchiniame lygyje. atitikmenys: angl. subdominant species vok. Subdominante, f; subdominante Art, f… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Subdominant gobblers and hens — Turkeys subservient to the dominant birds in a flock. A subdominant turkey may become dominant if the dominant turkey is removed from the flock … Hunting glossary
subdominant — /sub dom euh neuhnt/, n. 1. Music. the fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant. adj. 2. less than or not quite dominant. [1785 95; SUB + DOMINANT] * * * … Universalium
