secondary

(noun, adjective)

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

Similar word(s): inessential, unessential, unoriginal, alternate, alternative, substitute, auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary, collateral, indirect, secondhand, standby, thirdhand, tributary, utility, vicarious

2. inferior in rank or status

Similar word(s): junior, lowly, petty, subaltern

3. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

- a secondary infection

Similar word(s): incident, incidental

4. not of major importance

- played a secondary role in world events

Similar word(s): minor

5. belonging to a lower class or rank

Similar word(s): subordinate

Sentences with secondary as an adjective:

- Yellow is a secondary light color, though a primary CMYK color.

noun

1. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

Definition categories: group, formation

2. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

Definition categories: man–made, coil

Sentences with secondary as a noun:

- the secondary, or undersheriff, of the city of London