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sec·ond·ary
I. \ˈsekənˌderē, -ri sometimes -kəŋˌd-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English secundarie, secondarie, from Latin secundarius, from secundus second + -arius -ary — more at second
1.
a. : of second rank, importance, or value : next below the first in grade or class
< secondary streets >
b. : of less than first value or importance : inferior, subordinate
< everything was secondary to the will to survive — Frank Rounds >
c. : serving to assist or supplement : auxiliary, subsidiary
< secondary boycott >
d. : of, relating to, or constituting the second strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists
< the third syllable of basketball carries the secondary stress >
< the fourth syllable of basketball floor carries the secondary stress >
e. : expressive of past time — used of a grammatical tense
< the imperfect, aorist, and pluperfect indicative are the Greek secondary tenses >
2.
a. : immediately derived from something original, primary, or basic : dependent on or following something fundamental or first : having derivative rank, position, or consequence
< a secondary producer, manufacturing aluminum alloys into nonfabricated forms from scrap aluminum — New Republic >
especially : being a derivative source for scholars
< a secondary history or analysis written after study of original material >
b. : derivative from primary qualities — see secondary quality
c. : formed later than and often from the substance of earlier mineral deposits (as by weathering or by groundwater action)
d. : of or relating to the induced current or its circuit in an induction coil or transformer
< a secondary coil >
< secondary voltage >
e. : characterized by replacement in the second degree : resulting from the substitution of two atoms or groups in a molecule
< a secondary salt >
< secondary phosphates >
especially : being or characterized by a carbon atom united by two valences to chain or ring members
< secondary butyl CH3CH2CH(CH3)− >
— compare primary 5, tertiary
f.
(1) : not first in order of occurrence or development : relating to or derived from a later stage of differentiation or growth
(2) : produced by activity of formative tissue and especially cambium other than that at a growing point
g.
(1) : dependent or consequent on another disease
< Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever >
(2) : occurring or being in the second stage
< secondary symptoms of syphilis >
(3) : occurring some time after the original injury
< a secondary hemorrhage >
h. : produced by a second process (as by treatment of old metal and alloys, sweepings, or drosses) : not obtained directly from ore
3.
a. : of or relating to the second order or stage in a series
< the stone will be hauled … to a secondary and tertiary crusher — Wall Street Journal >
b. obsolete
(1) : mesozoic
(2) : paleozoic
c. : of, relating to, or being the second segment of the wing of a bird or the quills of this segment
d. : of or relating to a school intermediate between elementary school and college
e. : more advanced than a primary stage : next above the first in grade or class
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English secundarie, from secundarie, secondarie, adjective
1. : one occupying a subordinate or auxiliary position rather than that of a principal: as
a. : delegate, deputy
b. : a former officer of the corporation of the City of London
c. : a clergyman of second rank on the staff of an English cathedral
2. : a defensive football backfield — contrasted with line
3.
a. : the star of lesser mass or brightness in a double-star system : companion 4d
b. : satellite
4. : a secondary electrical circuit or coil
5.
a. : a cyclone relatively small in extent but often intense within the outer isobars of an older and larger storm
b. : a small area of low barometric pressure associated with a larger primary one
6.
a. : any of the quill feathers arising from the forearm of a bird — see bird illustration
b. : one of the hind wings of an insect (as a butterfly or moth)
c. : one of the tubercles on the test of a sea urchin that is noticeably larger than a miliary tubercle but much smaller than a primary; also : a spine borne by such a tubercle
III. noun
or secondary offering
: secondary distribution |