secondary


Definition: Meaning of, secondary in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɛk(ə)nd(ə)ri /

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  1. secondary education/schooling/teaching etc the education, teaching etc of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18
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  2. not as important as something else
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secondary used in phrases

  • General Certificate of Secondary Education (noun)
    1. the basic level of a subject taken in school
  • secondary amenorrhea (noun)
    1. cessation of menstruation in a woman who had previously menstruated
  • secondary cell (noun)
    1. a cell that can be recharged
  • secondary censorship (noun)
    1. armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship
  • secondary coil (noun)
    1. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
  • secondary dentition (noun)
    1. dentition of permanent teeth
  • secondary diagonal (noun)
    1. the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry
  • secondary dysmenorrhea (noun)
    1. as endometriosis painful menstruation that is caused by some specific disorder
  • secondary education (noun)
    1. education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school
  • secondary emission (noun)
    1. the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons
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