English to English
secondary
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adjective (a)
- being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate(adj.all)Example:
The stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher.
A secondary source.
A secondary issue.
Secondary streams.
source: wordnet30 - Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate or deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- inferior in rank or status(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- depending on or incidental to what is original or primary(adj.all)Example:
A secondary infection.
source: wordnet30 - not of major importance(adj.all)Example:
Played a secondary role in world events.
source: wordnet30 - belonging to a lower class or rank(adj.all)source: wordnet30