dominant vs tone

tone vs dominant

dominant and tone both are nouns.

dominant is an adjective but tone is not an adjective.

dominant is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dominant	Yes	Yes	No	No
tone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tone is a hypernym of dominant; that is, tone is a word with a broader meaning than dominant:

dominant: (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
tone: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

Other hypernyms of dominant include musical note, note.

dominant (noun)	tone (noun)
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
	(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
	the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
	a steady sound without overtones
	a musical interval of two semitones
	the quality of a person's voice
	a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
	the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

dominant (adjective)	tone (adjective)
exercising influence or control
(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
most frequent or common

dominant (verb)	tone (verb)
	give a healthy elasticity to
	change to a color image
	change the color or tone of
	utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
	vary the pitch of one's speech

Difference between dominant and tone

Words related to "tone"

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