| secondly | | |
| adv. | 1. second, secondly | in the second place.; "second, we must consider the economy" |
| secondary | | |
| n. (group) | 1. secondary | the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen. |
| ~ back | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ football team, eleven | a team that plays football. |
| ~ formation | an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit.; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. secondary, secondary coil, secondary winding | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil. |
| ~ coil | reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit. |
| ~ transformer | an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage. |
| adj. | 3. 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" |
| ~ inessential, unessential | 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" |
| ~ alternative, alternate, substitute | serving or used in place of another.; "an alternative plan" |
| ~ auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary | functioning in a supporting capacity.; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" |
| ~ collateral | accompany, concomitant.; "collateral target damage from a bombing run" |
| ~ indirect | not as a direct effect or consequence.; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage" |
| ~ secondhand | derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand.; "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand" |
| ~ 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 | (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream. |
| ~ substitute, utility | capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team.; "a utility infielder" |
| ~ vicarious | experienced at secondhand.; "read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement" |
| adj. | 4. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern | inferior in rank or status.; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" |
| ~ junior | younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service. |
| adj. | 5. secondary | depending on or incidental to what is original or primary.; "a secondary infection" |
| ~ incidental, incident | (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence.; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" |
| adj. | 6. secondary | not of major importance.; "played a secondary role in world events" |
| ~ minor | of lesser importance or stature or rank.; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads" |
| adj. | 7. secondary | belonging to a lower class or rank. |
| ~ subordinate, low-level | lower in rank or importance. |
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