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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.

adj

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

adj

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

Output winding of a transformer. Winding that is connected to a load.

(in chemistry)

1. 
   (a) prefix: sec- (abbr.: s-); describing an alkyl compound (e.g. an alkanol) in which the functional group (e.g. a hydroxyl group) is attached to a carbon atom linked to two others.
   
   (b) describing the carbon atom bearing the functional group in such a compound.
   
2. describing an amide or amine in which two appropriate groups are attached to a nitrogen atom.
3. describing a salt formed by replacing two of the ionizable hydrogen atoms of a tribasic acid by one or two other cations of appropriate valency. Compare primary, tertiary.

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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.

adj

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

For a list of words related to secondary, see:

• Electricity and Magnetism - secondary: transformer output winding in which current is produced
• Football
• Reflections and References
• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal

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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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