secondary

secondary
adjective
1) (of less importance) zweitrangig; sekundär (geh.); Neben[akzent, -sache]; (derived from something primary) weiterverarbeitend [Industrie]

secondary literature — Sekundärliteratur, die

be secondary to something — einer Sache (Dat.) untergeordnet sein

2) (indirectly caused) sekundär (geh., Med., Biol.)
* * *
adjective
1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) höher
2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) zweitrangig
* * *
sec·ond·ary
[ˈsekəndəri, AM -deri]
I. adj inv
1. (not main) zweitrangig, sekundär geh
\secondary aim sekundäres Ziel
\secondary character Nebenrolle f
to be of \secondary importance von untergeordneter Bedeutung sein
to play a \secondary role eine untergeordnete Rolle spielen
to be \secondary to sth gegenüber etw dat zweitrangig sein
2. (education) höher
\secondary education höhere Schulbildung; see also secondary school, secondary modern school
3. MED Sekundär-
\secondary infection Sekundärinfektion f
4. ECON weiterverarbeitende(r, s)
5. SCI
\secondary amine CHEM sekundäres Amin
\secondary circuit ELEC Sekundärkreis m
\secondary quantum number PHYS Drehimpulsquantenzahl f
\secondary reaction CHEM Folgereaktion f
II. n
1. MED Metastase f fachspr, Tochtergeschwulst f
2. (secondary school) höhere [o weiterführende] Schule
3. no pl (education) ≈ Hauptschule f; (more advanced level) ≈ Realschule f, ≈ Oberstufenrealgymnasium nt ÖSTERR, ≈ Sekundar-/Mittelschule f SCHWEIZ
* * *
['sekəndərI]
1. adj
1) sekundär; industry verarbeitend; reason weniger bedeutend

of secondary importance — von untergeordneter or sekundärer Bedeutung

that was only secondary to our need to save money — das kam erst an zweiter Stelle nach der Notwendigkeit, Geld zu sparen

secondary character (Film, Theat) — Nebenfigur f

2) (= higher) education höher

secondary modern (school) ( dated Brit ) — ≈ Realschule f

secondary school — höhere Schule

secondary schooling — höhere Schulausbildung

secondary teacher — Lehrer(in) m(f) an einer höheren Schule

subjects taught at secondary level — Unterrichtsfächer pl in höheren Schulen

2. n
(inf: school) höhere Schule
* * *
secondary [ˈsekəndərı; US -ˌderiː]
A adj (adv academic.ru/65268/secondarily">secondarily)
1. nächstfolgend: industry 1
2. zweitrangig, -klassig, nebensächlich, untergeordnet:
be of secondary importance zweitrangig oder nebensächlich sein
3. besonders PHYS sekundär, Sekundär…
4. Neben…:
secondary axis (circle, effect, etc)
5. CHEM sekundär, Sekundär…:
secondary alcohol (carbon, etc)
6. ELEK sekundär, induziert, Sekundär…:
secondary circuit B 3 a;
secondary coil (oder winding) B 3 b
7. GEOL
a) sekundär
b) Secondary Mesozoic A
8. LING
a) sekundär, (aus einer abgeleiteten Form) abgeleitet
b) Neben…:
secondary accent (oder stress) Nebenakzent m;
secondary tense Nebentempus n
9. Hilfs…, Neben…:
secondary line BAHN Nebenlinie f
10. SCHULE Oberschul…
11. secondary to
a) (nach)folgend auf (akk),
b) bedingt durch
B s
1. (etwas) Untergeordnetes
2. a) Untergeordnete(r) m/f(m)
b) Stellvertreter(in)
3. ELEK
a) Sekundär(strom)kreis m
b) Sekundärwicklung f
4. ASTRON Satellit m
5. ORN Nebenfeder f
6. MED Metastase f, Tochtergeschwulst f
sec. abk
1. MATH secant
2. second (seconds pl) s, Sek.
3. secondary
4. secretary
5. sections
6. sector
* * *
adjective
1) (of less importance) zweitrangig; sekundär (geh.); Neben[akzent, -sache]; (derived from something primary) weiterverarbeitend [Industrie]

secondary literature — Sekundärliteratur, die

be secondary to something — einer Sache (Dat.) untergeordnet sein

2) (indirectly caused) sekundär (geh., Med., Biol.)
* * *
(high) school certificate n.
Schulabschluss m. adj.
gsächlich adj.
sekundär adj.
untergeordnet adj.
zweitrangig adj.

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