Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "secondary" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

primary

Coordinate Terms

denary duodenary nonary octonary primary quaternary quinary senary septenary tertiary vigenary

Derived Terms

Seconal circumsecondary intersecondary nonsecondary postsecondary presecondary secondarily secondariness secondary alcohol secondary amine secondary cell secondary cell wall secondary circle secondary color secondary colour secondary diagonal secondary dominant secondary drowning secondary education secondary emission secondary energy secondary explosive secondary fermentation secondary fire secondary hypothermia secondary immunodeficiency secondary industry secondary infection secondary intention secondary ion mass spectrometry secondary liability secondary market secondary phosphine secondary planet secondary radar secondary research secondary sanction secondary school secondary sector secondary sex characteristic secondary smoking secondary source secondary stress secondary structure secondary surveillance radar secondary tech secondary technical school secondary valence secondary vaping secondary victimisation secondary victimization secondary virginity secondary work secondary world semisecondary supersecondary

Etymologically Related To

ary second

Context

american football anatomy astronomy canadian football education electronics finance geology industry medicine organic chemistry ornithology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

coil formation

Type Of (IsA)

formation

Related Terms

auxiliary defensive back delegate deputy flight feather inessential mix primary satellite secondary circle secondary education secondary school stock subordinate ulna unoriginal

Similar Terms

alternate alternative alternative auxiliary collateral collateral denary duodenary incident incidental incidental indirect indirect inessential junior low-level minor minor nonary octonary primary quaternary quinary second string second-string secondhand secondhand senary septenary standby standby subordinate subordinate subsidiary substitute substitute supplemental supplemental supplementary tertiary thirdhand thirdhand tributary tributary unessential unoriginal utility vicarious vicarious vigenary

Synonym Network

lower ranking secondary coil

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