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sec·ond·ar·y  (skn-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.

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second·ari·ly (-dâr-l) adv.

second·ari·ness n.

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secondary

Adjective

1. below the first in rank or importance: a secondary consideration

2. coming next after the first: secondary cancers

3. derived from or depending on what is primary or first: a secondary source

4. of or relating to the education of people between the ages of 11 and 18 or, in New Zealand, between 13 and 18: secondary education

5. (of an industry) involving the manufacture of goods from raw materials

Noun

pl -aries

a person or thing that is secondary

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secondary  (skn-dr)

1. Relating to a secondary color.

2. Relating to or derived from either of the lateral meristems (the cork cambium or the vascular cambium) of vascular plants. For example, secondary xylem in a stem is produced by the vascular cambium, as opposed to primary xylem produced by the apical meristem during the original growth of the stem from a seedling. See also secondary growth.

3.

a. Relating to or having a carbon atom that is attached to two other carbon atoms in a molecule.

b. Relating to an organic molecule, such as an alcohol, in which the functional group is attached to a secondary carbon.

4. Relating to a medical condition that arises as a result of another disorder, disease process, or injury. Compare primarytertiary

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	secondary - the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen back - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage football team, eleven - a team that plays football formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
	2.	secondary - coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil secondary coil, secondary winding coil - reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit transformer - an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage
Adj.	1.	secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
	2.	secondary - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, subaltern, lowly junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
	3.	secondary - depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection" incidental, incident - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"
	4.	secondary - not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events" minor - of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"
	5.	secondary - belonging to a lower class or rank subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance

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secondary

adjective 1. subordinate, minor, lesser, lower, inferior, unimportant, second-rate << OPPOSITE main

adjective 2. resultant, resulting, contingent, derived, derivative, indirect, second-hand, consequential << OPPOSITE original

Translations

secondary [ˈsɛkəndərɪ] adj → secundario

secondary [ˈsɛkəndərɪ] second adj → secondaire

secondary [ˈsɛkəndərɪ] second² adj → weniger wichtig

secondary [ˈsɛkəndərɪ] adj → secondario/a