Dictionary entries for 'secondary'

Synonyms

sec·ond·ar·y (sĕḱən-dĕŕē)

adjective

1. Of the second rank; not primary.
2. Inferior.
3. Minor; lesser.
Derived from what is primary or original: a secondary source; a secondary infection.
Of, relating to, or being the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing.
Electricity Having an induced current that is generated by an inductively coupled primary. Used of a circuit or coil.
Chemistry Characterized or formed by replacement of two atoms or radicals within a molecule. Used of a compound.
Geology Produced from another mineral by decay or alteration.
Of or relating to a secondary school: secondary education.
Of or relating to a secondary color or colors.
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.
Botany Of, relating to, or derived from a lateral meristem, especially a cambium.

One that acts in an auxiliary, subordinate, or inferior capacity.
One of the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing.
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.
A secondary color.
Football The defensive backfield.