noun🔗ShareAny flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird."The bird's secondary feathers are essential for its flight. "birdanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn act of issuing more stock by an already publicly traded corporation."The company announced a secondary to raise more capital for expansion. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe defensive backs."The secondary on the football team practiced their tackling drills every afternoon. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn inductive coil or loop that is magnetically powered by a primary in a transformer or similar"The secondary coil in the transformer delivers the lower voltage needed for the household lights. "electronicsphysicstechnicalmachineenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who occupies a subordinate or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy."the secondary, or undersheriff, of the city of London"positionjoborganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA secondary circle."The teacher drew a secondary circle around the main point on the whiteboard. "mathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA satellite."The satellite dish is a secondary antenna for the television. "astronomyspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA secondary school."There are four secondaries in this district, each with several thousand pupils."educationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything secondary or of lesser importance."My sister's hobby is a secondary interest; her main focus is her studies. "valueaspectthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNext in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc."My secondary goal after finishing my degree is to travel the world. "positionvaluequalitybusinesssocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOriginating from a deputy or delegated person or body"the work of secondary hands"politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDerived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals"The chemist synthesized a secondary alcohol from a parent compound. "compoundchemistrysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareProduced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass."The painted, secondary layer of the rock wall was added after the initial stone structure was built. "geologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDeveloped by pressure or other causes."secondary cleavage"outcomeprocessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird."The bird's secondary feathers are damaged, making it difficult for her to fly. "birdanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDependent or consequent upon another disease, or occurring in the second stage of a disease."The fever was a secondary symptom of the flu, appearing after the initial chills and aches. "medicinediseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf less than primary importance."a secondary issue"valuebusinessjobqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRelated to secondary education, i.e. schooling between the ages of (approximately) 11 and 18."My brother is in secondary school, studying for his GCSEs. "educationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRelating to the manufacture of goods from raw materials."The secondary industry in our town produces furniture from wood. "industryeconomybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a color) Formed by mixing primary colors."Yellow is a secondary light color, though a primary CMYK color."colorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRepresenting a reversion to an ancestral state."The child's fearfulness, a secondary trait compared to his usual boldness, was a reversion to a more anxious state of his childhood self. "biologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading