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Dictionary: sec·ond·ar·y   (sĕk'ən-dĕr'ē) pronunciation
adj.
    1. Of the second rank; not primary.
    2. Inferior.
    3. Minor; lesser.
  1. Derived from what is primary or original: a secondary source; a secondary infection.
  2. Of, relating to, or being the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing.
  3. Electricity. Having an induced current that is generated by an inductively coupled primary. Used of a circuit or coil.
  4. Chemistry. Characterized or formed by replacement of two atoms or radicals within a molecule. Used of a compound.
  5. Geology. Produced from another mineral by decay or alteration.
  6. Of or relating to a secondary school: secondary education.
  7. Of or relating to a secondary color or colors.
  8. 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.
  9. Botany. Of, relating to, or derived from a lateral meristem, especially a cambium.
n., pl., -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.
    1. Astronomy. A celestial body that revolves around another; a satellite.
    2. The dimmer star of a binary star system.
  4. A secondary color.
  5. Football. The defensive backfield.
secondarily sec'ond·ar'i·ly (-dâr'ə-lē) adv.
secondariness sec'ond·ar'i·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Below another in standing or importance: inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower2, minor, minor-league, petty, small, subaltern, subordinate, under. Informal smalltime. See over/under.
  2. Used or held in reserve: auxiliary, backup, emergency, reserve, standby, supplemental, supplementary. See increase/decrease.
  3. Stemming from an original source: derivational, derivative, derived. See kin.

noun

    One belonging to a lower class or rank: inferior, junior, subaltern, subordinate, underling. See over/under.

Antonyms: secondary
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adj

Definition: derivative
Antonyms: causative, direct, primary, source

adj

Definition: subordinate; less important
Antonyms: central, first-class, first-rate, important, primary, superior


Dental Dictionary: secondary
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adj

1. not primary, immediately following the first position; supplemental. 2. directly emerging or resulting from an original source or condition.

Veterinary Dictionary: secondary
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Derived from another condition, the primary condition.

  • s. attack rate — number of cases in the outbreak divided by the total number of susceptible animals in the population.
  • s. carcinogens — relatively inert substances that are converted by a host-mediated reaction to an active carcinogen, e.g. nitrosamines, pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
  • s. health care — the level of care in the health care system that consists of emergency treatment and critical care. Called also acute care.
  • s. hypertrophic osteopathy — see hypertrophic osteopathy.
  • s. immune response — see anamnestic response.
  • s. pregnancy toxemia — pregnancy toxemia secondary to another condition which reduces the ewe's or cow's feed intake.
  • s. radiation — see scatter radiation, compton effect.
  • s. ruminal contraction — occurs after the primary ruminal cycles during feeding and terminate with eructation. See also reticuloruminal contractions.
  • s. spongiosa — see secondary spongiosa.
Electronics Dictionary: secondary
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Output winding of a transformer. Winding that is connected to a load.


Wikipedia: Secondary
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Secondary is an adjective meaning "second" or "second hand". It may refer to:


Translations: Secondary
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sekundær, underordnet, mindre væsentlig, som kommer i anden række
n. - noget sekundært, noget mindre væsentligt, udlånt person, vikar

idioms:

  • secondary colour    sekundærfarve, blandingsfarve
  • secondary education    undervisning fra 11 år opefter
  • secondary school    skole der giver undervisning fra 11 år opefter

Nederlands (Dutch)
secundair, bijkomstig, ondergeschikt, neven-, tweede

Français (French)
adj. - secondaire, (Ling) secondaire, (Psych) secondaire, (Philos) second, (École) secondaire, du secondaire (un enseignant)
n. - (Méd) métastase, couleur secondaire, couleur binaire

idioms:

  • secondary colour    couleur secondaire
  • secondary education    éducation secondaire
  • secondary school    école secondaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Neben-, sekundär, zweitrangig, verarbeitend
n. - Nebensächliches, Untergeordnetes

idioms:

  • secondary colour    Mischfarbe
  • secondary education    höhere Schulbildung
  • secondary school    höhere Schule

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δευτερεύων, επουσιώδης, συμπληρωματικός, δευτερογενής, (γεωλ.) μεσοζωικός
n. - (ηλεκτρ.) δευτερεύουσα περιέλιξη μετασχηματιστή, δευτερεύων πλανήτης

idioms:

  • secondary colour    δευτερεύων (σύνθετο) χρώμα
  • secondary education    δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση, γυμνασιακή μόρφωση
  • secondary school    σχολείο μέσης εκπαίδευσης

Italiano (Italian)
subalterno, metastasi, secondario

idioms:

  • secondary colour    colore secondario
  • secondary education    educazione secondaria
  • secondary school    scuola media inferiore e superiore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - secundário
n. - secundária (f), subalterno (m), substituto (m)

idioms:

  • secondary colour    cor secundária
  • secondary education    educação do segundo grau
  • secondary school    escola do segundo grau

Русский (Russian)
второй(по порядку), второстепенный, вторичный, подчиненный, представитель действующий по поручению, вторичная обмотка, вторичная частица, побочный, дополнительный, вспомогательный

idioms:

  • secondary colour    дополнительный цвет
  • secondary education    среднее образование
  • secondary school    средняя школа

Español (Spanish)
adj. - secundario, auxiliar, suplementario
n. - lugarteniente, subalterno, auxiliar, accesorio

idioms:

  • secondary colour    color secundario
  • secondary education    enseñanza media, segunda enseñanza
  • secondary school    colegio o instituto de enseñanza media

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sekundär, sekundär-, andrahands-, underordnad
n. - vikarie, ställföreträdare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
次要的, 中级的, 二级的, 副手, 次要人物, 代表, 代理人, 次要的东西, 第二防线

idioms:

  • secondary colour    合成色
  • secondary education    中等教育
  • secondary school    中等学校

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 次要的, 中級的, 二級的
n. - 副手, 次要人物, 代表, 代理人, 次要的東西, 第二防線

idioms:

  • secondary colour    合成色
  • secondary education    中等教育
  • secondary school    中等學校

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 제 2 위의, 파생적인, 중등 교육의
n. - 제 2위 적인 것, 대리자, 위성

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 第2の, 二次的な, 中等の, 第二位の, 中等教育の, 従属的な
n. - 代理人

idioms:

  • secondary colour    等和色
  • secondary education    中等教育
  • secondary school    中等学校

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ثانوي (الاسم) ملف ثانوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שני, משני, שניוני, צדדי, תיכון‬
n. - ‮תיכון‬


 
 
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