Meaning & Definition of Secondary in English
English⟶
Secondary
/sɛkəndɛri/
noun
1. The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
synonym:
- secondary
2. Coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
synonym:
- secondary coil,
- secondary winding,
- secondary
adjective
1. Being of second rank or importance or value
- Not direct or immediate
- "The stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"
- "A secondary source"
- "A secondary issue"
- "Secondary streams"
synonym:
- secondary
2. Inferior in rank or status
- "The junior faculty"
- "A lowly corporal"
- "Petty officialdom"
- "A subordinate functionary"
synonym:
- junior-grade,
- lower-ranking,
- lowly,
- petty(a),
- secondary,
- subaltern
3. Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
- "A secondary infection"
synonym:
- secondary
4. Not of major importance
- "Played a secondary role in world events"
synonym:
- secondary
5. Belonging to a lower class or rank
synonym:
- secondary
Examples of using
This problem is only of secondary importance.
In my secondary school days, I was much impressed by how my hospitalised grandfather would often tell the nurses there, "Thank you, I appreciate your help."