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Meaning of secondary

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

secondary

Pronunciation:/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ//ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/

noun

Definitions

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

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

  3. The defensive backs.

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

adjective

Definitions

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

  2. Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body

    Example: the work of secondary hands

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

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