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secondary
('s/E/k/@/n,d/E/r/i/ )

adjective (a)

  • being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate(adj.all)
    Example:
    The stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher.
    A secondary source.
    A secondary issue.
    Secondary streams.
    Antonym:
    primary
    source: wordnet30
  • Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    secondary coil, secondary winding
    source: wordnet30
  • One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate or deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • inferior in rank or status(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, subaltern
    source: wordnet30
  • depending on or incidental to what is original or primary(adj.all)
    Example:
    A secondary infection.
    source: wordnet30
  • not of major importance(adj.all)
    Example:
    Played a secondary role in world events.
    source: wordnet30
  • belonging to a lower class or rank(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
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