secondaries

noun

coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

adjective

belonging to a lower class or rank

not of major importance

depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

inferior in rank or status

being of second rank or importance or value

Roots

secundussecond- · Latin · second, following

Words related to secondaries

secondarinessn primariesn primarinessn safetiesn preprimaryadj subaggregatev nonaryadj thirdhandadj postprimaryadj linebackersn

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