secondary

adj. next after first, second in a series (in rank, importance, etc.); of lesser importance; inferior, subordinate; pertaining to secondary schools; incidental

n. subordinate, person or thing occupying an auxiliary position; coil in a transformer through which an induced current flows (Electricity)

Secondary is an adjective meaning "second" or "second hand". It may refer to:Secondary educationA secondary consumer in an ecological sense.A Secondary dominant in music.The Secondary in American football and Canadian football refers to the group of (usually at least four) defensive backs.A Secondary functional group (or usually ion) attached to carbon atom connected to 2 other Carbon atoms in organic chemistrySecondaries, the second-largest group of remiges (wing feathers), which attach to the inner lower arm.secondary circuit, electrical circuit in a Transformer in which current is produced by electromagnetic induction, as opposed to a primary circuit.
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Noun
1. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
(hypernym) formation
(member-holonym) football team, eleven
(member-meronym) back
2. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
(synonym) secondary coil, secondary winding
(hypernym) coil
(part-holonym) transformer
Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) primary
(similar) alternate, alternative
(see-also) inessential, unessential
2. inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
(synonym) junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), subaltern, subordinate
(similar) junior
3. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"
(similar) incidental, incident
4. not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events"
(similar) minor
5. belonging to a lower class or rank
(similar) subordinate, low-level

(n.)
One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London.
  

(n.)
A secondary quill.
  

(n.)
A secondary circle.
  

(n.)
A satellite.
  

(a.)
Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.
  

(a.)
Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced by alteertion 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.
  

(a.)
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf. primary.
  

(a.)
Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.
  

(a.)
Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as, Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever. (b) Occuring in the second stage of a disease; as, the secondary symptoms of syphilis.
  

(a.)
Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands.
  

AGENT, SECONDARY - An agent who serves under a power of attorney in special circumstances, often concerning real estate, where the agent first chosen is not permitted to serve.

BENEFICIARY, SECONDARY - A will maker's second choice to receive a bequest. A secondary beneficiary receives the bequest only if the primary beneficiary dies before the will maker. It is also a person's second choice of who should receive the proceeds from a life insurance policy.