of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; primary goals; a primary effect; primary sources; a primary interest'
primary (adj.)
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
[ Syn: primary election ]
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a birds wing
[ Syn: primary feather , primary quill ]
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil
[ Syn: primary coil , primary winding ]
primary (n.)
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; a primary instinct'
most important element; the chief aim of living; the main doors were of solid glass; the principal rivers of America; the principal example; policemen were primary targets; the master bedroom; a master switch
of or being the essential or basic part; an elementary need for love and nurturing
[ Syn: elementary , elemental ]
of primary importance
[ Syn: basal ]