Australian English Meaning of secondary

secondary

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Definitions and Meaning of secondary in English

Wordnet

secondary (n)

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

Wordnet

secondary (a)

being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

Wordnet

secondary (s)

inferior in rank or status

depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

not of major importance

belonging to a lower class or rank

Webster

secondary (a.)

Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands.

Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf. primary.

Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced by alteertion or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rocks mass; also of characters of minerals (as secondary cleavage, etc.) developed by pressure or other causes.

Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.

Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever. (b) Occuring in the second stage of a disease; as, the secondary symptoms of syphilis.

Webster

secondary (n.)

One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London.

A secondary circle.

A satellite.

A secondary quill.

FAQs About the word secondary

secondary

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, being of s

derivative,secondhand,Consequence,resultant,unoriginal

basic,fundamental,original,first,primary,non-derivative

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