| dominant | n ( mus) dominan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dominant | adj 1. most influential, important, paling berpengaruh, dominan: money was the ~ force in his life, wang ialah penggerak yg paling berpengaruh dlm hidupnya; he occupied a ~ position in the party, dia memegang jawatan yg paling berpengaruh dlm parti itu; he was the ~ partner in the firm, dia rakan kongsi yg paling berpengaruh dlm syarikat itu; 2. most noticeable, paling menonjol, dominan: the ~ theme in his early works, tema yg paling menonjol dlm karya awalnya; red is the ~ colour in the furnishings, merah merupakan warna yg paling menonjol dlm hiasan bilik itu; 3. (genetics) dominan: ~ genes, gen dominan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mainstream | adj (chief, dominant) aliran utama, biasa, kebanyakan: his ideas are different from those of the ~ Socialists, gagasannya berbeza drpd gagasan aliran utama Sosialis; the ~ Tories, ahli biasa parti Konservatif; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ascender | n (astrol) bintang; in the ~, a. supreme, dominant, menjadi semakin penting dan berpengaruh: ideas that are now in the ~, idea-idea yg kini menjadi semakin penting dan berpengaruh; those who are against social reforms appear to be in the ~, orang-orang yg menentang pembaharuan sosial nampaknya menjadi semakin penting dan berpengaruh; b. (pop.) rising, menjadi semakin cerah, sedang meningkat naik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ascendant | adj 1. rising, naik; 2. dominant, superior, berkuasa: the ~ class, golongan yg berkuasa; 3. (of plant) see ASCENDING (sense 3.); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mainstream | n 1. main current of river, stream, etc, arus utama; 2. dominant trend, arus: he isolated himself from the ~ of social life in the university, dia memencilkan diri dr arus kehidupan sosial di universiti; his vi | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prize 1 | adj 1. that has gained honour, yg memenangi hadiah: a ~ poem, sajak yg memenangi hadiah; a ~ bull, lembu jantan yg memenangi hadiah; 2. given as a reward, (sbg) hadiah: a ~ scholarship, biasisiwa hadiah; 3. (colloq) typical, tipikal: he is a ~ example of the traditional dominant husband, dia seorang contoh yg tipikal suami tradisional yg mengongkong. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| central | adj 1. pertaining to the middle point or part, tengah: the ~ parts of Australia are mostly desert, sebahagian besar bahagian tengah Australia adalah padang pasir; 2. at a point or position in the middle, di tengah-tengah: a ~ location in the district, kedudukan di tengah-tengah daerah itu; 3. leading, chief, utama: the ~ characters in the play, watak-watak utama dlm lakonan itu; the ~ aim of the new government, tujuan utama kerajaan baru itu; 4. dominant, pokok: the ~ theme, tema pokok; 5. controlling, directing, pusat: ~ curriculum committee, jawatankuasa kurikulum pusat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |