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sec·ond·ar·y
(sĕk′ən-dĕr′ē)adj.
1. Second or lower in rank or importance; not primary: concerns that are secondary.
2.
a. Following what is first in time or sequence: secondary fermentation.
b. Of or relating to secondary schools.
3.
a. Derived from what is primary or original: literary criticism viewed as secondary to literature itself.
b. Not immediate or direct: a secondary source of information.
4. Of, relating to, or being the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing.
5. Electricity Having an induced current that is generated by an inductively coupled primary. Used of a circuit or coil.
6. Chemistry
a. Relating to, or having a carbon atom that is attached to two other carbon atoms in a molecule.
b. Relating to the replacement of two of several atoms or groups in a compound, such as an amine in which two valences of the functional group are taken by carbon atoms.
7. Geology Produced from another mineral by decay or alteration.
8. Of or relating to a secondary color or colors.
9. Being a degree of health care intermediate between primary care and tertiary care, as that typically offered at a community hospital.
10. Botany Of, relating to, or derived from a lateral meristem, especially a cambium.
n. pl. sec·ond·ar·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.
4.
a. Astronomy A celestial body that orbits another; a satellite.
b. The dimmer star of a binary star.
5. A secondary color.
6. Football The defensive backfield.
sec′ond·ar′i·ly (-dâr′ə-lē) adv.
sec′ond·ar′i·ness n.
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secondary
(ˈsɛkəndərɪ; -drɪ)adj
1. one grade or step after the first; not primary
2. derived from or depending on what is primary, original, or first: a secondary source.
3. below the first in rank, importance, etc; not of major importance
4. (Education) (prenominal) of or relating to the education of young people between the ages of 11 and 18: secondary education.
5. (Zoology) (of the flight feathers of a bird's wing) growing from the ulna
6. (Electronics)
a. being the part of an electric circuit, such as a transformer or induction coil, in which a current is induced by a changing current in a neighbouring coil: a secondary coil.
b. (of a current) flowing in such a circuit. Compare primary7
7. (Economics) (of an industry) involving the manufacture of goods from raw materials. Compare primary8b, tertiary2
8. (Geological Science) geology (of minerals) formed by the alteration of pre-existing minerals
9. (Chemistry) chem
a. (of an organic compound) having a functional group attached to a carbon atom that is attached to one hydrogen atom and two other groups
b. (of an amine) having only two organic groups attached to a nitrogen atom; containing the group NH
c. (of a salt) derived from a tribasic acid by replacement of two acidic hydrogen atoms with metal atoms or electropositive groups
10. (Linguistics) linguistics
a. derived from a word that is itself a derivation from another word. Thus, lovably comes from lovable and is a secondary derivative from love
b. (of a tense in Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit) another word for historic3
n, pl -aries
11. a person or thing that is secondary
12. a subordinate, deputy, or inferior
13. (Electronics) a secondary coil, winding, inductance, or current in an electric circuit
14. (Zoology) ornithol any of the flight feathers that grow from the ulna of a bird's wing. See primary6
15. (Astronomy) astronomy a celestial body that orbits around a specified primary body: the moon is the secondary of the earth.
16. (Medicine) med a cancerous growth in some part of the body away from the site of the original tumour
17. (American Football) American football
a. the secondary cornerbacks and safeties collectively
b. their area in the field
18. (Colours) short for secondary colour
ˈsecondarily adv
ˈsecondariness n
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sec•ond•ar•y
(ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i)adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj.
1. next after the first in order, rank, or time.
2. not primary or original: secondary sources of historical research.
3. of minor or lesser importance.
4. of or pertaining to secondary schools.
5. Chem.
a. involving or obtained by the replacement of two atoms or groups.
b. noting or containing a carbon atom united to two other carbon atoms in a chain or ring molecule.
6. noting or pertaining to the electrical current induced by a primary winding or to the winding in which the current is induced in an induction coil, transformer, or the like.
7.
a. derived from a word that is itself a derived word: a secondary derivative.
b. (of Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit tenses) having reference to past time. Compare primary (def. 10).
8. pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers on the second segment of a bird's wing.
n. 9. a person or thing that is secondary.
10. a subordinate, assistant, deputy, or agent.
11. a secondary feather.
12. Football. the defensive unit that lines up behind the linemen.
[1350–1400; < Latin secundārius]
sec•ond•ar•i•ly (ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr ə li, ˌsɛk ənˈdɛər-) adv.
sec′ond•ar`i•ness, n.
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sec·ond·ar·y
(sĕk′ən-dĕr′ē)1. Relating to a secondary color.
2. Botany Relating to the cambium layer of tissue in plants, whose cells divide to create new vascular tissue and cause the plant to become wider and thicker.
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| Noun | 1. | secondary - the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen back - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage football team, eleven - a team that plays football formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" |
| 2. |  secondary - coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coilcoil - reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit transformer - an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage | |
| Adj. | 1. | secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest" |
| 2. | secondary - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service | |
| 3. | secondary - depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection" incidental, incident - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" | |
| 4. | secondary - not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events" minor - of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads" | |
| 5. | secondary - belonging to a lower class or rank subordinate, low-level - lower in rank or importance |
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secondary
adjective
1. subordinate, minor, lesser, lower, inferior, unimportant, second-rate Refugee problems remained of secondary importance.
subordinate head, major, chief, main, larger, prime, principal, more important, superior, cardinal
subordinate head, major, chief, main, larger, prime, principal, more important, superior, cardinal
2. resultant, resulting, contingent, derived, derivative, indirect, second-hand, consequential There was evidence of secondary tumours.
resultant original, preceding
resultant original, preceding
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secondary
adjective1. Below another in standing or importance:
inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower, minor, minor-league, petty, small, subaltern, subordinate, under.
Informal: smalltime.
2. Used or held in reserve:
3. Stemming from an original source:
One belonging to a lower class or rank:
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Translations
ثانَويثانَوي الأهَمِيَّه
druhého stupnědruhořadýsekundárníškola druhého stupněstřední
folkeskolens øverste trinsekundærvideregående
középfokúmásodfokú
auka-, ekki eins mikilvægurframhalds-framhaldsskóli
druhého stupňa
drugoten
ikinci derecedeorta
secondary
[ˈsekəndərɪ]A. ADJ
1. (= less important) [character, role, effect, source] → secundario
of secondary importance → de importancia secundaria, de segundo orden
the cost is a secondary consideration → el coste es un factor secundario or de interés secundario
my desire to have children was always secondary to my career → el deseo de tener hijos siempre se vio supeditado a mi carrera, el deseo de tener hijos siempre ocupó un lugar secundario en relación con mi carrera
of secondary importance → de importancia secundaria, de segundo orden
the cost is a secondary consideration → el coste es un factor secundario or de interés secundario
my desire to have children was always secondary to my career → el deseo de tener hijos siempre se vio supeditado a mi carrera, el deseo de tener hijos siempre ocupó un lugar secundario en relación con mi carrera
2. (Educ) [education] → secundario; [schooling, student, teacher] → de enseñanza secundaria
after five years of secondary education → tras cinco años de educación or enseñanza secundaria
subjects taught at secondary level → materias impartidas en los ciclos de educación or enseñanza secundaria
after five years of secondary education → tras cinco años de educación or enseñanza secundaria
subjects taught at secondary level → materias impartidas en los ciclos de educación or enseñanza secundaria
B. N
1. (Univ etc) (= minor subject) → asignatura f menor
2. (also secondary school) → centro m or instituto m de enseñanza secundaria COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS
3. (Med) (also secondary tumour) → tumor m secundario
C. CPD secondary action N (Pol) → movilizaciones fpl de apoyo
secondary cancer N (Med) → metástasis f inv
secondary education N → educación f or enseñanza f secundaria, segunda enseñanza f
secondary era N (Geol) → era f secundaria
secondary explosion N → explosión f por simpatía
secondary infection N (Med) → infección f secundaria
secondary modern (school) N (Brit) (formerly) instituto de enseñanza secundaria que centraba su actividad docente más en conocimientos prácticos y tecnológicos que en la formación académica
secondary picket(ing) N → piquete m secundario (en centros relacionados con el sector o fábrica en huelga)
secondary production N → producción f secundaria
secondary road N → carretera f secundaria
secondary school N → centro m or instituto m de enseñanza secundaria COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS secondary storage N → almacenamiento m secundario
secondary tumour N = B3
secondary cancer N (Med) → metástasis f inv
secondary education N → educación f or enseñanza f secundaria, segunda enseñanza f
secondary era N (Geol) → era f secundaria
secondary explosion N → explosión f por simpatía
secondary infection N (Med) → infección f secundaria
secondary modern (school) N (Brit) (formerly) instituto de enseñanza secundaria que centraba su actividad docente más en conocimientos prácticos y tecnológicos que en la formación académica
secondary picket(ing) N → piquete m secundario (en centros relacionados con el sector o fábrica en huelga)
secondary production N → producción f secundaria
secondary road N → carretera f secundaria
secondary school N → centro m or instituto m de enseñanza secundaria COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS secondary storage N → almacenamiento m secundario
secondary tumour N = B3
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secondary
[ˈsɛkəndəri] adj (= less important) [role, consideration, road, market] → secondaire
to be secondary to sth → être secondaire par rapport à qch
to be of secondary importance → être secondaire, être d'importance secondaire
to be secondary to sth → être secondaire par rapport à qch
to be of secondary importance → être secondaire, être d'importance secondaire
(MEDICINE) [disease, infection, tumour] → secondaire
[education] → secondaire; [curriculum, teacher] → du secondairesecondary colour n → couleur f secondairesecondary education n → enseignement m secondairesecondary modern secondary modern school n (formerly) collège d'enseignement techniquesecondary school n → établissement m d'enseignement secondaire; (age 11 to 15) → collège m (d'enseignement secondaire); (age 15 to 18) → lycée msecondary school teacher n → enseignant(e) m/f du secondairesecondary stress n (LINGUISTICS) → accent m secondairesecond best second-best [ˌsɛkəndˈbɛst]
adj
(= not the best) [suit, boots] → de tous les jours
It's his second-best novel
BUT C'est presque son meilleur roman.
It's his second-best novel
BUT C'est presque son meilleur roman.
adv
to come off second best → avoir le dessoussecond chamber n [parliament] → seconde chambre fsecond childhood n → retombée f en enfancesecond-class second class [ˌsɛkəndˈklɑːs]
to come off second best → avoir le dessoussecond chamber n [parliament] → seconde chambre fsecond childhood n → retombée f en enfancesecond-class second class [ˌsɛkəndˈklɑːs]
adj
[ticket, carriage, passenger] → de seconde classe, de seconde; [accommodation] → de deuxième catégorie
(= second-rate) [food, goods] → de qualité inférieure
(= less important) [citizen] → de deuxième classe, de seconde classe
(British) [stamp, letter] → ordinaire
adv
(British) (for post) to send something second-class → envoyer quelque chose au tarif ordinaire
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secondary
adj
→ sekundär; industry → verarbeitend; reason → weniger bedeutend; of secondary importance → von untergeordneter or sekundärer Bedeutung; that was only secondary to our need to save money → das kam erst an zweiter Stelle nach der Notwendigkeit, Geld zu sparen; secondary character (Film, Theat) → Nebenfigur f
(= higher) education → höher; secondary modern (school) (dated Brit) → ˜ Realschule f; secondary school → höhere Schule; secondary schooling → höhere Schulausbildung; secondary teacher → Lehrer(in) m(f) → an einer höheren Schule; subjects taught at secondary level → Unterrichtsfächer pl → in höheren Schulen
secondary
:secondary action
n Streik in nur indirekt beteiligten Firmen
secondary cancer
n → Sekundärkrebs m
secondary colour, (US) secondary color
n → Mischfarbe f
secondary feather
n → Armschwinge f
secondary host
n (Biol) → Zwischenwirt m
secondary infection
n → Sekundärinfektion f
secondary picketing
n Aufstellung von Streikposten vor nur indirekt beteiligten Firmen
secondary road
n → Nebenstraße f
secondary sex(ual) characteristic
secondary smoking
n → Passivrauchen nt
secondary stress
n (Gram) → Nebenton m
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second1
(ˈsekənd) adjective1. next after, or following, the first in time, place etc. February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.
2. additional or extra. a second house in the country.
3. lesser in importance, quality etc. She's a member of the school's second swimming team.
adverb next after the first. He came second in the race.
noun1. a second person, thing etc. You're the second to arrive.
2. a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.
verb to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally. He proposed the motion and I seconded it.
ˈsecondary adjective1. coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary. secondary education.
2. lesser in importance. a matter of secondary importance.
noun – plural ˈsecondaries – a secondary school.
ˈseconder noun a person who seconds.
ˈsecondly adverb in the second place. I have two reasons for not buying the house – firstly, it's too big, and secondly it's too far from town.
secondary colours colours got by mixing primary colours. Orange and purple are secondary colours.
secondary school a school where subjects are taught at a more advanced level than at primary school.
ˌsecond-ˈbest noun, adjective next after the best; not the best. She wore her second-best hat; I want your best work – your second-best is not good enough.
ˌsecond-ˈclass adjective1. of or in the class next after or below the first; not of the very best quality. a second-class restaurant; He gained a second-class honours degree in French.
2. (for) travelling in a part of a train etc that is not as comfortable or luxurious as some other part. a second-class passenger; His ticket is second-class; (also adverb) I'll be travelling second-class.
ˌsecond-ˈhand adjective previously used by someone else. second-hand clothes.
second lieutenant a person of the rank below lieutenant. Second Lieutenant Jones.
ˌsecond-ˈrate adjective inferior. The play was pretty second-rate.
second sight the power of seeing into the future or into other mysteries. They asked a woman with second sight where the dead body was.
second thoughts a change of opinion, decision etc. I'm having second thoughts about selling the piano.
at second hand through or from another person. I heard the news at second hand.
come off second best to be the loser in a struggle. That cat always comes off second best in a fight.
every second week/month etc (on or during) alternate weeks, months etc. He comes in every second day.
second to none better than every other of the same type. As a portrait painter, he is second to none.
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sec·on·dary
a. secundario-a;
___ bleeding → sangrado después del parto;
[post-surgery] después de la cirugía. English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
secondary
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