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secondary

/ secondary /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
Type of:
formation
Has parts:
football team eleven
adjective satellite Sense 2
belonging to a lower class or rank
Similar:
subordinate low-level
adjective satellite Sense 3
not of major importance
"played a secondary role in world events"
Similar:
minor
adjective Sense 4
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"
Similar:
alternate alternative auxiliary subsidiary supplemental supplementary collateral indirect
Opposites:
primary
See also:
inessential unessential unoriginal
adjective satellite Sense 5
depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
"a secondary infection"
Similar:
incidental incident
noun Sense 6
coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
Type of:
coil
Has parts:
transformer
adjective satellite Sense 7
inferior in rank or status
"the junior faculty"
"a lowly corporal"
"petty officialdom"
"a subordinate functionary"
Similar:
junior
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
14
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

formation subordinate low-level minor alternate alternative auxiliary subsidiary supplemental supplementary collateral indirect