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Definisjon av secondary

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Noun
secondary - the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
formation the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
football team, eleven a team that plays football
secondary - coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
secondary coil, secondary winding
coil a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

Adjective
secondary - 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"
primary not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"
unessential, inessential not basic or fundamental
unoriginal not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
alternative, substitute, alternate necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"
subsidiary, auxiliary, supplemental, supplementary functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"
collateral descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
indirect not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
secondhand previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"
second-string being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team; "a second-string pitcher"
standby ready for emergency use; "a standby generator"; "a standby crew"
thirdhand derived from what is primary or original by two intermediate steps; "a thirdhand report"
tributary paying tribute; "a tributary colony"
utility, substitute capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
secondary - belonging to a lower class or rank
secondary - not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events"
secondary - depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"
secondary - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, subaltern
junior used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student"
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Substantiv
secondary - Any flight feather attached to the ulna forearm of a bird.
secondary - An act of issuing more stock by an already publicly traded corporation.
secondary - An inductive coil or loop that is magnetically powered by a primary in a transformer or similar.
secondary - One who occupies a subordinate or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy.
secondary - A secondary circle.
secondary - A satellite.

Adjektiv
secondary - Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc. ; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.
secondary - Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands.
secondary - Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation as substitution, in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Compare primary.
secondary - Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rocks mass; also of characters of minerals as secondary cleavage, etc. developed by pressure or other causes.
secondary - Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.
secondary - Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever; or occurring in the second stage of a disease; as, the secondary symptoms of syphilis.
secondary - Of less than primary importance.
secondary - Formed by mixing primary colors.

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  • secondary
    Administrative classification in the UK for a road, generally linking smaller towns and villages
  • secondary
    Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: secondary
  • Komparativ: more secondary
  • Superlativ: most secondary

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