secondary
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1. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | coil, |
| definition | : | reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | transformer, |
| definition | : | an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage (noun.artifact) |
2. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | formation, |
| definition | : | an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | back, |
| definition | : | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage (noun.act) |
3. belonging to a lower class or rank (adj.all)
4. not of major importance (adj.all)
| similar | : | minor, |
| definition | : | of lesser importance or stature or rank (adj.all) |
5. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate (adj.all)
| similar | : | collateral, |
| definition | : | accompany, concomitant (adj.all) |
| similar | : | indirect, |
| definition | : | not as a direct effect or consequence (adj.all) |
| similar | : | secondhand, |
| definition | : | derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand (adj.all) |
| similar | : | second-string, |
| definition | : | being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team (adj.all) |
| similar | : | standby, |
| definition | : | ready for emergency use (adj.all) |
| similar | : | thirdhand, |
| definition | : | derived from what is primary or original by two intermediate steps (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tributary, |
| definition | : | (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream (adj.all) |
| similar | : | substitute, utility, |
| definition | : | capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team (adj.all) |
| similar | : | vicarious, |
| definition | : | experienced at secondhand (adj.all) |
| also | : | unoriginal, |
| definition | : | not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual (adj.all) |
6. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary (adj.all)
| similar | : | incident, incidental, |
| definition | : | (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence (adj.all) |
7. inferior in rank or status (adj.all)
| similar | : | junior, |
| definition | : | younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service (adj.all) |
8. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate (adj.all)
| antonym | : | primary, |
| definition | : | of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary (adj.all) |
9. inferior in rank or status (adj.all)
| derivation | : | subaltern, |
| definition | : | a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person) |
10. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate (adj.all)
| antonym | : | primary, |
| definition | : | of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary (adj.all) |
11. inferior in rank or status (adj.all)
| derivation | : | subaltern, |
| definition | : | a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person) |
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