sec·ond·ar·y (s k  n-dr  )adj. 1. a. Of the second rank; not primary. b. Inferior. c. Minor; lesser. 2. Derived from what is primary or original: a secondary source; a secondary infection. 3. Of, relating to, or being the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing. 4. Electricity Having an induced current that is generated by an inductively coupled primary. Used of a circuit or coil. 5. Chemistry Characterized or formed by replacement of two atoms or radicals within a molecule. Used of a compound. 6. Geology Produced from another mineral by decay or alteration. 7. Of or relating to a secondary school: secondary education. 8. Of or relating to a secondary color or colors. 9. Being a degree of health care intermediate between that offered in a physician's office and that available at a research hospital, as the care typically offered at a clinic or community hospital. 10. Botany Of, relating to, or derived from a lateral meristem, especially a cambium. n. pl. sec·ond·ar·ies 1. One that acts in an auxiliary, subordinate, or inferior capacity. 2. One of the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing. 3. Electricity A coil or circuit having an induced current. 4. a. Astronomy A celestial body that revolves around another; a satellite. b. The dimmer star of a binary star system. 5. A secondary color. 6. Football The defensive backfield. sec ond·ari·ly (-dâr-l) adv.sec ond·ari·ness n. |
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