ALL meanings of secondarily
sec·ond·ar·y
S s - adjective secondarily next after the first in order, place, time, etc. 1
- adjective secondarily belonging or pertaining to a second order, division, stage, period, rank, grade, etc. 1
- adjective secondarily (in scholarly studies) pertaining to or being a derived or derivative account, an evaluation of original data, etc.; not primary or original, as in secondary source; secondary research. 1
- adjective secondarily of minor or lesser importance; subordinate; auxiliary. 1
- adjective secondarily of or relating to secondary schools. 1
- adjective secondarily Chemistry. involving or obtained by the replacement of two atoms or groups. noting or containing a carbon atom united to two other carbon atoms in a chain or ring molecule. 1
- adjective secondarily Electricity. noting or pertaining to the current induced by a primary winding or to the winding in which the current is induced in an induction coil, transformer, or the like. 1
- adjective secondarily Geology. noting or pertaining to a mineral produced from another mineral by decay, alteration, or the like. 1
- adjective secondarily Grammar. (of a derivative) having a root or other unanalyzable element that is itself a word or free form: The word “glazier” is a secondary derivative formed by adding a suffix to “glaze.” The word "debatably" is formed directly from "debatable" and is therefore a secondary derivative from "debate.". having reference to past time; noting or pertaining to a past tense: the Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit secondary tenses. Compare primary (def 13). 1
- adjective secondarily Ornithology. pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers on the second segment of a bird's wing. 1
- adjective secondarily Linguistics. of, relating to, or characteristic of a secondary accent: secondary stress. 1
- noun plural secondarily a person or thing that is secondary. 1
- noun plural secondarily a subordinate, assistant, deputy, or agent. 1
- noun plural secondarily Electricity. a winding in a transformer or the like in which a current is induced by a primary winding. 1
- noun plural secondarily Ornithology. a secondary feather. 1
- noun plural secondarily Football. the defensive unit that lines up behind the linemen. 1
- noun plural secondarily Linguistics. secondary accent. 1