SECONDARY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

late Middle English: from Latin secundarius ‘of the second quality or class’, from secundus (see second)

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

coming after person or thing else that is primary

• the plot is of secondary importance: what matters most is the relationships between the characters
• luck plays a role, but it's ultimately secondary to local knowledge

(of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is bonded to two other carbon atoms.

having functional group on carbon atom bonded to two other carbon atoms

denoting or relating to organisms in a particular community that belong to the second trophic level among its consumers, and consume primary consumers

denoting organisms that belong to second trophic level among 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

of output side of device using electromagnetic induction

• the primary and secondary coils of the transformer

a secondary school.

secondary school

a secondary coil or winding in an electrical transformer.

secondary coil or winding in electrical transformer

a secondary feather.

secondary feather

the Secondary or Mesozoic era.

Secondary or Mesozoic era