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Adjective: secondary 'sekun`deree [N. Amer], sekund(u)ree [Brit]- Being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
"the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" - Inferior in rank or status
- junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, subaltern - Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
"a secondary infection" - Not of major importance
"played a secondary role in world events" - Belonging to a lower class or rank
Noun: secondary 'sekun`deree [N. Amer], sekund(u)ree [Brit]- The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
- Coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
- secondary coil, secondary winding
Derived forms: secondaries See also: alternate, alternative, auxiliary, collateral, incident, incidental, indirect, inessential, junior, low-level, minor, secondarily, secondhand, second-string, standby, subordinate, subsidiary, substitute, supplemental, supplementary, thirdhand, tributary, unessential, unoriginal, utility, vicarious Type of: coil, formation Antonym: primary Part of: eleven, football team, transformer Encyclopedia: Secondary |