Definitions of secondary:

  • noun:   the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
  • noun:   coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
  • adjective:   not of major importance
    Example: "Played a secondary role in world events"
  • adjective:   of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
    Example: "The stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"
  • adjective:   depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
    Example: "A secondary infection"
  • adjective:   belonging to a lower class or rank
  • adjective:   inferior in rank or status