secondary meaning and definition

SECONDARY noun

Definition of secondary (noun)

1. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
2. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
   • synonyms: secondary coil, secondary winding

SECONDARY adjective

Definition of 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"
   • antonym: primary
2. inferior in rank or status
   • "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
   • synonyms: junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, subaltern
3. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
   • "a secondary infection"
4. not of major importance
   • "played a secondary role in world events"
5. belonging to a lower class or rank