Secondary Relating B C Coil Stress Stage Adjective

sec·ond·ary

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\\ˈse-kən-ˌder-ē\\ adjective1.
  a. of second rank, importance, or value
  b. of, relating to, or constituting the second strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists
      the fourth syllable of basketball team carries secondary stress
  c. of a tense : expressive of past time
2.
  a. immediately derived from something original, primary, or basic
  b. of, relating to, or being the induced current or its circuit in an induction coil or transformer
      secondary voltage
  c. characterized by or resulting from the substitution of two atoms or groups in a molecule
      a secondary salt
   especially : being, characterized by, or attached to a carbon atom having bonds to two other carbon atoms
  d.
    (1) not first in order of occurrence or development
    (2) dependent or consequent on another disease or condition
       secondary hypertension
    (3) produced by activity of formative tissue and especially cambium other than that at a growing point
       secondary growth
       secondary phloem
3.
  a. of, relating to, or being the second order or stage in a series
  b. of, relating to, or being the second segment of the wing of a bird or the quills of this segment
  c. of or relating to a secondary school
      secondary education
• sec·ond·ar·i·ly \\ˌse-kən-ˈder-ə-lē\\ adverb
• sec·ond·ar·i·ness \\ˈse-kən-ˌder-ē-nəs\\ noun

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noun
(plural -ar·ies) 1. one occupying a subordinate or auxiliary position rather than that of a principal
2. a defensive football backfield
3. the coil through which the secondary current passes in an induction coil or transformer — called also secondary coil
4. any of the quill feathers of the forearm of a bird — see illustration

secondary
  secondary (adj.) late 14c., from L. secundarius "pertaining to the second class, inferior," from secundus (see second (adj.)).

☞ secondary
sec·ond·ary / 5sekEndri; NAmE -deri / adjective1. ~ (to sth) less important than sth else
   次要的；从属的；辅助的:
   That is just a secondary consideration.
   那只不过是次要的因素。
   Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance.
   重要的是经验——年龄是次要的。
   Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming.
   与其他农业生产相对而言,动物饲养只是副业。
2. happening as a result of sth else
   间接引发的；继发性的；次生的:
   a secondary infection
   继发性感染
   a secondary effect
   间接结果
   a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours)
   次色
3. [only before noun] connected with teaching children of 11-18 years
   中等教育的；中学的:
   secondary teachers
   中学教师
   the secondary curriculum
   中学课程
⇨ compare

elementary

(1),

primary

adj. (3),

tertiary

• sec·ond·ar·ily / 5sekEndrEli; NAmE 7sekEn5derEli / adv.:
   Their clothing is primarily functional and only secondarily decorative.
   他们的衣服首先重实用,其次才讲花式。

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sec·ond·ary
I. \ˈsekənˌderē, -ri sometimes -k^əŋˌd-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English secundarie, secondarie, from Latin secundarius, from secundus second + -arius -ary — more at
1.
 a. : of second rank, importance, or value : next below the first in grade or class
  < secondary streets >
 b. : of less than first value or importance : ,
  < everything was secondary to the will to survive — Frank Rounds >
 c. : serving to assist or supplement : ,
  < secondary boycott >
 d. : of, relating to, or constituting the second strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists
  < the third syllable of basketball carries the secondary stress >
  < the fourth syllable of basketball floor carries the secondary stress >
 e. : expressive of past time — used of a grammatical tense
  < the imperfect, aorist, and pluperfect indicative are the Greek secondary tenses >
2.
 a. : immediately derived from something original, primary, or basic : dependent on or following something fundamental or first : having derivative rank, position, or consequence
  < a secondary producer, manufacturing aluminum alloys into nonfabricated forms from scrap aluminum — New Republic >
 especially : being a derivative source for scholars
  < a secondary history or analysis written after study of original material >
 b. : derivative from primary qualities — see
 c. : formed later than and often from the substance of earlier mineral deposits (as by weathering or by groundwater action)
 d. : of or relating to the induced current or its circuit in an induction coil or transformer
  < a secondary coil >
  < secondary voltage >
 e. : characterized by replacement in the second degree : resulting from the substitution of two atoms or groups in a molecule
  < a secondary salt >
  < secondary phosphates >
 especially : being or characterized by a carbon atom united by two valences to chain or ring members
  < secondary butyl CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)− >
  — compare 5,
 f.
  (1) : not first in order of occurrence or development : relating to or derived from a later stage of differentiation or growth
  (2) : produced by activity of formative tissue and especially cambium other than that at a growing point
 g.
  (1) : dependent or consequent on another disease
   < Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever >
  (2) : occurring or being in the second stage
   < secondary symptoms of syphilis >
  (3) : occurring some time after the original injury
   < a secondary hemorrhage >
 h. : produced by a second process (as by treatment of old metal and alloys, sweepings, or drosses) : not obtained directly from ore
3.
 a. : of or relating to the second order or stage in a series
  < the stone will be hauled … to a secondary and tertiary crusher — Wall Street Journal >
 b. obsolete
  (1) :
  (2) :
 c. : of, relating to, or being the second segment of the wing of a bird or the quills of this segment
 d. : of or relating to a school intermediate between elementary school and college
 e. : more advanced than a primary stage : next above the first in grade or class
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English secundarie, from secundarie, secondarie, adjective
1. : one occupying a subordinate or auxiliary position rather than that of a principal: as
 a. : ,
 b. : a former officer of the corporation of the City of London
 c. : a clergyman of second rank on the staff of an English cathedral
2. : a defensive football backfield — contrasted with line
3.
 a. : the star of lesser mass or brightness in a double-star system : 4d
 b. :
4. : a secondary electrical circuit or coil
5.
 a. : a cyclone relatively small in extent but often intense within the outer isobars of an older and larger storm
 b. : a small area of low barometric pressure associated with a larger primary one
6.
 a. : any of the quill feathers arising from the forearm of a bird — see illustration
 b. : one of the hind wings of an insect (as a butterfly or moth)
 c. : one of the tubercles on the test of a sea urchin that is noticeably larger than a miliary tubercle but much smaller than a primary; also : a spine borne by such a tubercle
III. noun
or secondary offering

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