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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primer ¹

Noun

1. a substance applied to a surface as a base coat or sealer

2. a device for detonating the main charge in a gun or mine [see prime (verb)]

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primer ²

Noun

an introductory text, such as a school textbook [Medieval Latin primarius (liber) a first (book)]

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 (book) → texto elemental;

(paint) → capa preparatoria

primer [ˈpraɪməʳ] n (= book) → premier livre, manuel m élémentaire (= paint); apprêt m

primer [ˈpraɪməʳ] n (paint) → Grundierung f;

(book) → Einführung f

primer [ˈpraɪməʳ] n (book) → testo elementare;

(paint) → vernice f base inv