secondary
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
Types & categories
- formation hypernym
Parts & wholes
- football team member holonym
- back member meronym
Sense 2 adjective
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher
Related & opposite
- inessential also see
- unoriginal also see
- primary antonym
- alternative similar to
- subsidiary similar to
- collateral similar to
- indirect similar to
- secondhand similar to
- second-string similar to
- standby similar to
- thirdhand similar to
- tributary similar to
- utilitya similar to
- vicarious similar to
Sense 3 noun
coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
Types & categories
- coil hypernym
Parts & wholes
- transformer part holonym
Sense 4 adjective
inferior in rank or status
the junior faculty
Related & opposite
- triviality derivation
- subaltern derivation
- junior similar to
Sense 5 adjective
depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
a secondary infection
Related & opposite
- incidental similar to
Sense 6 adjective
not of major importance
played a secondary role in world events
Related & opposite
- minor similar to
Sense 7 adjective
belonging to a lower class or rank
Related & opposite
- subordinate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | football team |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | back |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | formation |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | inessential |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unoriginal |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | primary |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | alternative |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | subsidiary |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | collateral |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | indirect |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | secondhand |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | second-string |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | standby |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | thirdhand |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | tributary |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | utilitya |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | vicarious |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | transformer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | coil |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | triviality |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | subaltern |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | junior |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | incidental |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | minor |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | subordinate |