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- n the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
- n coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
- a being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher
a secondary source
a secondary issue
secondary streams - s inferior in rank or status
- s depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
a secondary infection - s not of major importance
played a secondary role in world events - s belonging to a lower class or rank
- This unexplained secondary infertility--as the inability to conceive or bear a second child is known--has propelled the Simanoffs onto an emotional roller coaster.
- Historically, science has separated emotions into two categories: primary and secondary.
- However, some observers worry that all the discounting and secondary lines could tarnish a brand's upscale image in the long-term.