secondary

Definitions

General Science

• adjective indirectly related to something.

Agriculture

• adjective less important than something else

Aviation

• adjective of the second rank in importance, etc., not primary
• adjective an induced current that is generated by a primary source

Computing

• adjective second in importance or less important than the first

Electronics

• That which occurs after something else, as in a sequence, or which has lesser importance.
• That which does not have the highest rank, degree, or importance. For example, a secondary standard.
• A color which is formed by the mixing of two primary colors. For example, red and green producing yellow. Also called secondary color.
• Of or pertaining to a secondary color.

Medical

• adjective occurring after the first stage
• adjective referring to a condition which develops from another condition
• noun a malignant tumour which has developed and spread from another malignant tumour.

Nearby Definitions of “secondary”

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• secondary air
• secondary consolidation
• secondary cosmic rays
• secondary electron multiplier

Contexts for “secondary”

12 definitions in context
• General Science
• Agriculture
• Aviation
• Computing
• Electronics
• Medical