Dominant vs Alpha - What's the difference?
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(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.
(music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
(BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
* 2011 , Jayne Rylon, Mistress's Master (page 65)
Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling.
* Macaulay
Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
* 2009 , H. Stephen Stoker, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry , page 10
The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet ('''), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to ' A .
Latin alpha
(science) The name of the symbols ?' and ' ? used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
:: I will attempt to make an alpha particle ("?-particle") with the large hadron collider.
(finance) The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
An alpha male.
* 2008 , Faye Flam, The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man , Avery (2008), ISBN 9781436225786,
* 2008 , The New Black Lace Book of Women's Sexual Fantasies (ed. Mitzi Szereto), Black Lace (2008), ISBN 9780352341723,
* 2009 , Martin G. Groder & Pat Webster, Winning at Love: The Alpha Male's Guide to Relationship Success , Bascom Hill Books (2009), ISBN 9781935456049,
(informal, abbreviation) Alphabet.
(computer graphics) The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
Designates the first in an order of precedence.
associated with the alpha male/female archetype.
(star) Designates the brightest star in a constellation.
In lang=en terms the difference between dominant and alpha
is that dominant is the triad built on the dominant tone while alpha is designates the brightest star in a constellation.dominant
English
Noun
(en noun)- His story was a fable you told dominants in training to stress the importance of comprehending the depths of your submissive's needs.
Adjective
(en adjective)- The dominant party controlled the government.
- The member of a dominant race is, in his dealings with the subject race, seldom indeed fraudulent, but imperious, insolent, and cruel.
- The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.
- All other elements are mere "impurities" when their abundances are compared with those of these two dominant elements.
Synonyms
* imposing * prevalentAntonyms
* (ruling) obedient, submissive (one who obeys''); defiant, rebellious (''one who defys )alpha
English
Noun
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- Being a beta male in a species with alphas doesn't mean you have to sit out the mating game.
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- I'm still turned on by alpha males. I think there are only a couple of other men that turn me on . . . ones that are clearly not alphas .
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- This book is primarily for alpha males, or “top dogs.” We'll talk more about that later; but let's just say that if you are a man and successful in the world of trade, business, or profession, most likely you are an alpha', or you have been trained to ''act like'' an ' alpha .
Derived terms
* alpha and omega * alpha blending * alpha channel * alpha emitter * alpha helix * alphalike * alpha male * alpha particle * alpha ray * alpha wave * alpha ray * alpha testing * alpha versionSee also
*Adjective
(-)- I am the alpha male.
- When space travel becomes feasible, I plan to visit Alpha Centauri.
