primer

prim·er ¹  (prmr)

n.

1. An elementary textbook for teaching children to read.

2. A book that covers the basic elements of a subject.

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[Middle English, devotional manual, from Norman French, from Medieval Latin prmrium, from neuter of prmrius, first, from Latin, from prmus; see prime.]

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prim·er ²  (prmr)

n.

1. A cap or tube containing a small amount of explosive used to detonate the main explosive charge of a firearm or mine.

2. An undercoat of paint or size applied to prepare a surface, as for painting.

3. Genetics A segment of DNA or RNA that is complementary to a given DNA sequence and that is needed to initiate replication by DNA polymerase.

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primer¹

n

1. (Social Science / Education) an introductory text, such as a school textbook

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing See long primer, great primer

[via Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin primārius (liber) a first (book), from Latin prīmārius primary]

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primer²

n

1. a person or thing that primes

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a device, such as a tube containing explosive, for detonating the main charge in a gun, mine, etc.

3. (Chemistry) a substance, such as paint, applied to a surface as a base, sealer, etc. Also called (for senses 2, 3) priming

[see prime (vb)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	primer - an introductory textbook             school text, schoolbook, text edition, textbook, text - a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy" speller - an introductory textbook to teach spelling hornbook - a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge
	2.	primer - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant fuze, fuse, priming, fuzee, fusee detonating fuse - a fuse containing an explosive igniter, ignitor, lighter, light - a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" safety fuse - a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance time-fuse - a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb)
	3.	primer - the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface flat coat, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat, priming, ground coat of paint - a layer of paint covering something else couch - a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

Translations

primer [ˈpraɪməʳ] N

1. (= textbook) → manual m básico
a French primer → un manual básico de francés, un manual de francés elemental

2. (= basic reader) → abecedario m

3. (= paint) → pintura f base, imprimación f

4. [of bomb] → iniciador m

primer [ˈpraɪmə^r] n

(= paint) → apprêt m

(= book) → manuel m d'introduction
prime rate n → taux m préférentiel
prime time

n (on TV, radio) → prime time m, heures fpl de grande écoute, heure f de grande écoute

adj [programme, public] → de prime time

primer

n

(= paint) → Grundierfarbe f, → Grundierung f; (= coat) → Grundierung f, → Grundieranstrich m

(esp Sch: = book) → Elementarbuch nt, → Anfangslehrbuch nt, → Fibel f

(= explosive) → Zündhütchen nt, → Treibladungszünder m

primer [ˈpraɪməʳ] n

a. (textbook) → testo elementare

b. (paint) → vernice f base inv

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primer [ˈpraɪməʳ] n

a. (textbook) → testo elementare

b. (paint) → vernice f base inv