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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sec•ond•ar•y /ˈsɛkənˌdɛri/USA pronunciation adj. - next after the first in order, rank, or time:Secondary school comes after primary school.
- not primary or original:secondary sources.
- of lesser importance:an issue of secondary importance.
- following as a result of something else:a secondary infection.
sec•ond•ar•i•ly /ˈsɛkənˌdɛrəli, ˌsɛkənˈdɛr-/USA pronunciation adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sec•ond•ar•y (sek′ən der′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj. - next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- belonging or pertaining to a second order, division, stage, period, rank, grade, etc.
- derived or derivative; not primary or original:secondary sources of historical research.
- of minor or lesser importance;
subordinate;
auxiliary. - of or pertaining to secondary schools.
- Chemistry
- involving or obtained by the replacement of two atoms or groups.
- noting or containing a carbon atom united to two other carbon atoms in a chain or ring molecule.
- Electricitynoting or pertaining to the current induced by a primary winding or to the winding in which the current is induced in an induction coil, transformer, or the like.
- Geologynoting or pertaining to a mineral produced from another mineral by decay, alteration, or the like.
- Grammar
- derived.
- derived from a word that is itself a derived word:a secondary derivative.
- having reference to past time;
noting or pertaining to a past tense:the Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit secondary tenses.Cf. primary (def. 13).
- Birds[Ornith.]pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers on the second segment of a bird's wing.
- Phonetics[Ling.]of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a secondary accent:secondary stress.
n. - a person or thing that is secondary.
- a subordinate, assistant, deputy, or agent.
- Electricitya winding in a transformer or the like in which a current is induced by a primary winding.
- Birds[Ornith.]a secondary feather.
- Sport[Football.]the defensive unit that lines up behind the linemen.
- Phonetics[Ling.]See secondary accent.
- Latin secundārius. See second1, -ary
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged alternate, subsidiary, backup.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: secondary /ˈsɛkəndərɪ -drɪ/ adj - one grade or step after the first; not primary
- derived from or depending on what is primary, original, or first: a secondary source
- below the first in rank, importance, etc; not of major importance
- (prenominal) of or relating to the education of young people between the ages of 11 and 18: secondary education
- (of the flight feathers of a bird's wing) growing from the ulna
- being the part of an electric circuit, such as a transformer or induction coil, in which a current is induced by a changing current in a neighbouring coil: a secondary coil
- (of a current) flowing in such a circuit
- (of an amine) having only two organic groups attached to a nitrogen atom; containing the group NH
- (of a salt) derived from a tribasic acid by replacement of two acidic hydrogen atoms with metal atoms or electropositive groups
n ( pl -aries)- a person or thing that is secondary
- a subordinate, deputy, or inferior
- a secondary coil, winding, inductance, or current in an electric circuit
- any of the flight feathers that grow from the ulna of a bird's wing
See primary - a celestial body that orbits around a specified primary body: the moon is the secondary of the earth
- the secondary ⇒ cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- their area in the field
- short for secondary colour
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