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Secondary

ˈsɛk(ə)nd(ə)ri

Secondary definitions

adjective

Inflections:

secondary

coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary

"the plot is of secondary importance: what matters most is the relationships between the characters"

Synonyms:
subordinate lesser lower lower-level minor peripheral incidental tangential marginal ancillary subsidiary subservient non-essential inessential of little account unimportant less important indirect non-primary derived derivative resulting resultant concomitant accompanying consequential contingent second-hand alternative spare extra additional another backup supporting relief fallback substitute auxiliary
- relating to education for children from the age of eleven to sixteen or eighteen
  
  "a secondary school"
(of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is bonded to two other carbon atoms
- (chiefly of amines) derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by organic groups
denoting or relating to organisms in a particular community that belong to the second trophic level among its consumers, and consume primary consumers

"when a bear eats a plant-eating rodent, the bear is functioning as a secondary consumer"
relating to or denoting the output side of a device using electromagnetic induction, especially in a transformer

"the primary and secondary coils of the transformer"
- having a reversible chemical reaction and therefore able to store energy
  
  "the lead-acid accumulator used in cars consists of secondary cells"

noun

Inflections:

secondaries secondary