secondary

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/
/ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/
Noun
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.

2 Definition

An act of issuing more stock by an already publicly traded corporation.

3 Definition

The defensive backs.

4 Definition

An inductive coil or loop that is magnetically powered by a primary in a transformer or similar

5 Definition

One who occupies a subordinate or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy.

Example Sentences
  • the secondary, or undersheriff, of the city of London
6 Definition

A secondary circle.

7 Definition

A satellite.

8 Definition

A secondary school.

Example Sentences
  • There are four secondaries in this district, each with several thousand pupils.
9 Definition

Anything secondary or of lesser importance.

Adjective
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.

2 Definition

Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body

Example Sentences
  • the work of secondary hands
3 Definition

Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals

4 Definition

Produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass.

5 Definition

Developed by pressure or other causes.

Example Sentences
  • secondary cleavage
6 Definition

Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.

7 Definition

Dependent or consequent upon another disease, or occurring in the second stage of a disease.

Example Sentences
  • Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever.
8 Definition

Of less than primary importance.

Example Sentences
  • a secondary issue
9 Definition

Related to secondary education, i.e. schooling between the ages of (approximately) 11 and 18.

10 Definition

Relating to the manufacture of goods from raw materials.

11 Definition

(of a color) Formed by mixing primary colors.

Example Sentences
  • Yellow is a secondary light color, though a primary CMYK color.
12 Definition

Representing a reversion to an ancestral state.