primary

phonetic symbol: / práɪmèri / 

primary - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
primary election

[ noun ]
■ one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
primary feather , primary quill

[ noun ]
■ coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
e.g.)
・current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil
primary coil , primary winding

[ noun ]
■ (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

[ adjective satellite ]
■ not derived from or reducible to something else
■ basic
e.g.)
・a primary instinct

[ adjective satellite ]
■ of primary importance
basal

[ adjective satellite ]
■ most important element
e.g.)
・policemen were primary targets
chief , main , master , principal

[ adjective ]
■ of first rank or importance or value
■ direct and immediate rather than secondary
e.g.)
・primary goals
・a primary effect
・primary sources
・a primary interest

[ adjective satellite ]
■ of or being the essential or basic part
elemental , elementary

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