secondary

/sɛkən,dɛri/ nounadjective
9 letters4 syllables15 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
NOUN
1

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

2

The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen.

ADJECTIVE
1

Inferior in rank or status.

2

Being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.

“the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher”

“a secondary source”

3

Belonging to a lower class or rank.

4

Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary.

“a secondary infection”

5

Not of major importance.

“played a secondary role in world events”

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