Secondary

What “Secondary” means

Adj

1. Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
2. Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body.
3. Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals.
4. Produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass.
5. Developed by pressure or other causes.

Noun

1. Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.
2. A radar return generated by the response of an aircraft's transponder to an interrogation signal broadcast by a radar installation, containing additional encoded identification and situational data not available from a simple primary return.
3. The second stage of a multistage thermonuclear weapon, which generates a fusion explosion when imploded as an indirect result of the fission explosion of the primary, and which, in a few extremely large weapons, itself implodes a fusion tertiary.
4. An act of issuing more stock by an already publicly traded corporation.
5. The defensive backs.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English secundarie, from Latin secundārius (“of the second class or quality”), from secundus (whence the English second) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary), equivalent to second + -ary; compare the French secondaire, the Italian secondario, the Occitan secundari, the Portuguese secundario, and the Spanish secundario.

Business name ideas with “Secondary”

Industries where “Secondary” fits

We suggest this word for 4 business types and industries, including:

• Elementary and Secondary Schools
• Secondary Market Financing
• Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
• Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)