Meaning & Definition of Primary in English
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Primary
/praɪmɛri/
noun
1. A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
synonym:
- primary,
- primary election
2. One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
synonym:
- primary,
- primary feather,
- primary quill
3. (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
synonym:
- primary
4. Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
- "Current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"
synonym:
- primary coil,
- primary winding,
- primary
adjective
1. Of first rank or importance or value
- Direct and immediate rather than secondary
- "Primary goals"
- "A primary effect"
- "Primary sources"
- "A primary interest"
synonym:
- primary
2. Not derived from or reducible to something else
- Basic
- "A primary instinct"
synonym:
- primary
3. Most important element
- "The chief aim of living"
- "The main doors were of solid glass"
- "The principal rivers of america"
- "The principal example"
- "Policemen were primary targets"
- "The master bedroom"
- "A master switch"
synonym:
- chief(a),
- main(a),
- primary(a),
- principal(a),
- master(a)
4. Of or being the essential or basic part
- "An elementary need for love and nurturing"
synonym:
- elementary,
- elemental,
- primary
5. Of primary importance
synonym:
- basal,
- primary
Examples of using
Honesty is the primary reason for his success.
This is our primary target.
There are two categories of verbs in the Uyghur language - primary and auxiliary.