subdominant


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(music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale

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108, the subdominant triad reverses the arpeggiation with the third of the triad on the downbeat and the fifth on beat 2 (connected by a passing tone).
In another example, while discussing the Radiohead tune "Lucky," Doll argues for the term pre-tonic to be used for both subdominant and dominant functions, given the oscillation between A major and E minor in the verses (p.
There is also a subdominant fine silt-sized particle population in the Merungle Loam B horizons (Fig.
The assemblage of the dominant and subdominant species in the examined material was represented by seven species, namely, leafhopper Amplicephalus littoralis (Ball) from Cicadellidae, planthoppers Prokelisia dolus Wilson, P.
Subdominant vegetation includes a diverse mix of forbs, cool-season [C.sub.3] grasses, and a few woody species.
A subdominant mood comes in at the end of that first, famous column for Life, when she resigns herself to "watching for a tidal wave that will not come." Overnight, a woman who, as a staffer at Vogue, wrote assured moral treatises on strict deadlines and to exact word counts, most aptly in the case of 1961's "On Self-Respect," has aged into one who has fits and starts things she won't finish.
Although the density of other uncommon species at the site increased by 1.45 per [m.sup.2] from 2002 to 2003, in general subdominant species were not consistently abundant enough to examine density shifts over time.
After the establishment of the social hierarchy, fighting among group members declines because of the avoidance strategies practiced by the subdominant individuals towards the dominant individuals (Langbein and Puppe, 2004; Rhim et al., 2005).
Subdominant species: Species with a presence degree of V and an abundance-coverage lower than two or species with a presence degree of IV and any abundance-coverage.
In Experiment 2, participants were presented the same phrases, each one followed either by its dominant or subdominant meaning (e.g., adolescent doctor followed by a doctor for adolescents or a doctor that is an adolescent).
AXPs feature natural body postures and paint schemes, creating visuals of adult, subdominant birds and juvies.
In a relevant yet unorthodox manner I decided to adopt Critical Race Theory as the theoretical framework for the study, since the population being examined is (a) a cultural minority in the environment in the context of Black college campuses; (b) a numerical minority in this context; and (c) in a subdominant position with respect to power and influence in this context.