secondary
/sˈɛkəndˌɛɹi/ · 4 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
“the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher” - inferior in rank or status
“the junior faculty” - depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
“a secondary infection” - not of major importance
“played a secondary role in world events” - belonging to a lower class or rank
noun
- the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
- coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
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