primary -
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"
coil a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
Adjective
primary -
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
essential basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
first ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
original not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
capital uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
direct lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite"
firsthand received directly from a source; "firsthand information"
first-string being a regular member of a team; "first-string players"
original not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
primary -
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"
basic of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
primary -
most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
