American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - adj. Of the second rank; not primary. - adj. Inferior.
- adj. Minor; lesser. - adj. Derived from what is primary or
original: a secondary source; a secondary infection. - adj. Of,
relating to, or being the shorter flight feathers projecting
along the inner edge of a bird's wing. - adj. Electricity Having
an induced current that is generated by an inductively coupled
primary. Used of a circuit or coil. - adj. Chemistry
Characterized or formed by replacement of two atoms or radicals
within a molecule. Used of a compound. - adj. Geology Produced
from another mineral by decay or alteration. - adj. Of or
relating to a secondary school: secondary education. - adj. Of
or relating to a secondary color or colors. - adj. Being a
degree of health care intermediate between that offered in a
physician's office and that available at a research hospital, as
the care typically offered at a clinic or community hospital. -
adj. Botany Of, relating to, or d