ALL meanings of primary
pri·ma·ry
P p - adjective primary level: most basic 1
- adjective primary stage: first, elementary 1
- adjective primary most important 1
- adjective primary relating to elementary education 1
- noun primary first round of US elections 1
- noun primary primary school 1
- noun primary primary color: red, yellow, blue 1
- adjective primary first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life. 1
- adjective primary first in order in any series, sequence, etc. 1
- adjective primary first in time; earliest; primitive. 1
- adjective primary of, relating to, or characteristic of primary school: the primary grades. 1
- adjective primary constituting or belonging to the first stage in any process. 1
- adjective primary of the nature of the ultimate or simpler constituents of which something complex is made up: Animals have a few primary instincts. 1
- adjective primary original; not derived or subordinate; fundamental; basic. (in scholarly studies) pertaining to or being a firsthand account, original data, etc., or based on direct knowledge, as in primary source; primary research. 1
- adjective primary immediate or direct, or not involving intermediate agency: primary perceptions. 1
- adjective primary Sociology. (of social values or ideals) conceived as derived from the primary group and culturally defined as being necessary to the welfare of the individual and society. 1
- adjective primary Ornithology. pertaining to any of the set of flight feathers situated on the distal segment of a bird's wing. 1
- adjective primary Electricity. noting or pertaining to the circuit, coil, winding, or current that induces current in secondary windings in an induction coil, transformer, or the like. 1
- adjective primary Chemistry. involving or obtained by replacement of one atom or group. noting or containing a carbon atom united to no other or to only one other carbon atom in a molecule. 1
- adjective primary Grammar. (of a derivative) having a root or other unanalyzable element as the underlying form: The word "dole" is a primary derivative formed by modification of "deal," and "phonograph" is a primary derivative from "phono-" and "-graph.". (of Latin, Greek, Sanskrit tenses) having reference to present or future time. Compare secondary (def 9). 1
- noun plural primary something that is first in order, rank, or importance. 1
- noun plural primary U.S. Politics. Also called primary election. a preliminary election in which voters of each party nominate candidates for office, party officers, etc. Compare closed primary, direct primary, indirect primary, open primary. a meeting of the voters of a political party in an election district for nominating candidates for office, choosing delegates for a convention, etc.; caucus. 1
- noun plural primary primary color. 1
- noun plural primary Ornithology. a primary feather. 1
- noun plural primary Electricity. a winding in a transformer or the like that carries a current and that induces a current in secondary windings. 1
- noun plural primary Astronomy. a body in relation to a smaller body or smaller bodies revolving around it, as a planet in relation to its satellites. the brighter of the two stars comprising a double star. Compare companion1 (def 6). 1
- verb with object primary U.S. Politics. to challenge or oppose (the incumbent) in a primary election, usually for strong ideological reasons (often used in passive constructions): The congressman was primaried by a more conservative candidate. 1
- verb without object primary U.S. Politics. to run as a candidate in a primary election. 1
- adjective primary You use primary to describe something that is very important. 0
- adjective primary Primary education is given to pupils between the ages of 5 and 11. 0
- adjective primary Primary is used to describe something that occurs first. 0
- countable noun primary A primary or a primary election is an election in an American state in which people vote for someone to become a candidate for a political office. Compare general election. 0
- adjective primary first in importance, degree, rank, etc 0
- adjective primary first in position or time, as in a series 0
- adjective primary fundamental; basic 0
- adjective primary being the first stage; elementary 0
- adjective primary of or relating to the education of children up to the age of 11 0
- adjective primary (of the flight feathers of a bird's wing) growing from the manus 0
- adjective primary being the part of an electric circuit, such as a transformer or induction coil, in which a changing current induces a current in a neighbouring circuit 0
- adjective primary (of a current) flowing in such a circuit 0
- adjective primary (of a product) consisting of a natural raw material; unmanufactured 0
- adjective primary (of production or industry) involving the extraction or winning of such products. Agriculture, fishing, forestry, hunting, and mining are primary industries 0
- adjective primary (of an organic compound) having a functional group attached to a carbon atom that is attached to at least two hydrogen atoms 0
- adjective primary (of an amine) having only one organic group attached to the nitrogen atom; containing the group NH2 0
- adjective primary (of a salt) derived from a tribasic acid by replacement of one acidic hydrogen atom with a metal atom or electropositive group 0
- adjective primary derived from a word that is not a derivation but the ultimate form itself. Lovable is a primary derivative of love 0
- adjective primary (of Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit tenses) referring to present or future time 0
- adjective primary relating to magmas that have not experienced fractional crystallization or crystal contamination 0
- noun primary a person or thing that is first in rank, occurrence, etc 0
- noun primary a preliminary election in which the voters of a state or region choose a party's convention delegates, nominees for office, etc 0