primary 音标拼音: [pr'ɑɪm
, ɛri]
n . 最主要者,原色
a . 主要的,初期的,根本的,原始的,首要的,基本的
最主要者,原色主要的,初期的,根本的,原始的,首要的,基本的
primary 主;一次;基本的;正;最初;主要
primary 主 一次
primary adj 1 :
of first rank or importance or value ;
direct and immediate rather than secondary ; "
primary goals "; "
a primary effect "; "
primary sources "; "
a primary interest "
[
ant : {
secondary }]
2 :
not derived from or reducible to something else ;
basic ; "
a primary instinct "
3 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
chief (
a )}, {
main (
a )}, {
primary (
a )}, {
principal (
a )},
{
master (
a )}]
4 :
of or being the essential or basic part ; "
an elementary need for love and nurturing " [
synonym : {
elementary }, {
elemental },
{
primary }]
5 :
of primary importance [
synonym : {
basal }, {
primary }]
n 1 :
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen [
synonym : {
primary }, {
primary election }]
2 :
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird '
s wing [
synonym : {
primary }, {
primary feather },
{
primary quill }]
3 : (
astronomy )
a celestial body (
especially a star )
relative to other objects in orbit around it 4 :
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 " [
synonym : {
primary coil }, {
primary winding },
{
primary }]
Primary \
Pri "
ma *
ry \,
a . [
L .
primarius ,
fr .
primus first :
cf .
F .
primaire .
See {
Prime },
a .,
and cf . {
Premier }, {
Primero }.]
1 .
First in order of time or development or in intention ;
primitive ;
fundamental ;
original .
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The church of Christ ,
in its primary institution .
--
Bp .
Pearson .
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These I call original ,
or primary ,
qualities of body . --
Locke .
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2 .
First in order ,
as being preparatory to something higher ;
as ,
primary assemblies ;
primary schools .
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3 .
First in dignity or importance ;
chief ;
principal ;
as ,
primary planets ;
a matter of primary importance .
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4 . (
Geol .)
Earliest formed ;
fundamental .
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5 . (
Chem .)
Illustrating ,
possessing ,
or characterized by ,
some quality or property in the first degree ;
having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement .
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{
Primary alcohol } (
Organic Chem .),
any alcohol which possess the group {
CH2 .
OH },
and can be oxidized so as to form a corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of carbon atoms ; --
distinguished from {
secondary &
tertiary alcohols }.
{
Primary amine } (
Chem .),
an amine containing the amido group ,
or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical ; --
distinguished from {
secondary &
tertiary amines }.
{
Primary amputation } (
Surg .),
an amputation for injury performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has passed away ,
and before symptoms of inflammation supervene .
{
Primary axis } (
Bot .),
the main stalk which bears a whole cluster of flowers .
{
Primary colors }.
See under {
Color }.
{
Primary meeting },
a meeting of citizens at which the first steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates ,
etc .
See {
Caucus }.
{
Primary pinna } (
Bot .),
one of those portions of a compound leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main rhachis or stem ,
whether simple or compounded .
{
Primary planets }. (
Astron .)
See the Note under {
Planet }.
{
Primary qualities of bodies },
such are essential to and inseparable from them .
{
Primary quills } (
Zool .),
the largest feathers of the wing of a bird ;
primaries .
{
Primary rocks } (
Geol .),
a term early used for rocks supposed to have been first formed ,
being crystalline and containing no organic remains ,
as granite ,
gneiss ,
etc .;
--
called also {
primitive rocks }.
The terms Secondary ,
Tertiary ,
and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like manner ,
but of these the last two only are now in use .
{
Primary salt } (
Chem .),
a salt derived from a polybasic acid in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by a base or basic radical .
{
Primary syphilis } (
Med .),
the initial stage of syphilis ,
including the period from the development of the original lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms indicative of general constitutional infection .
{
Primary union } (
Surg .),
union without suppuration ;
union by the first intention .
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Primary \
Pri "
ma *
ry \,
n .;
pl . {
Primaries }.
1 .
That which stands first in order ,
rank ,
or importance ;
a chief matter .
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2 .
A primary meeting ;
a caucus .
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3 . (
Zool .)
One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird '
s wing .
See {
Plumage },
and Illust .
of {
Bird }.
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4 . (
Astron .)
A primary planet ;
the brighter component of a double star .
See under {
Planet }.
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215 Moby Thesaurus words for "
primary ":
Maxwell triangle ,
Munsell scale ,
ab ovo ,
abecedarian ,
aboriginal ,
all -
absorbing ,
antenatal ,
anterior ,
arch ,
austere ,
autochthonous ,
banner ,
bare ,
basal ,
basic ,
basilar ,
beginning ,
bottom ,
budding ,
by -
election ,
capital ,
cardinal ,
caucus ,
central ,
champion ,
chaste ,
chief ,
chromatic circle ,
chromatic spectrum ,
chromaticity diagram ,
closed primary ,
color circle ,
color cycle ,
color index ,
color mixture curve ,
color solid ,
color spectrum ,
color system ,
color triangle ,
complementary color ,
congressional election ,
constituent ,
constitutive ,
contested election ,
controlling ,
creative ,
crowning ,
crucial ,
demitint ,
direct ,
direct primary ,
dominant ,
earliest ,
election ,
elemental ,
elementary ,
embryonic ,
essential ,
fetal ,
first ,
firsthand ,
focal ,
fore ,
forehand ,
foremost ,
formative ,
forward ,
foundational ,
front ,
frontal ,
full color ,
fundamental ,
fundamental colors ,
general election ,
generative ,
genetic ,
germinal ,
gestatory ,
great ,
gut ,
half tint ,
halftone ,
head ,
headmost ,
hegemonic ,
highest ,
homely ,
homespun ,
homogeneous ,
hue cycle ,
immediate ,
in embryo ,
in its infancy ,
in ovo ,
in the bud ,
inaugural ,
inceptive ,
inchoate ,
inchoative ,
incipient ,
incunabular ,
indivisible ,
infant ,
infantile ,
initial ,
initiative ,
initiatory ,
introductory ,
inventive ,
irreducible ,
leading ,
magisterial ,
maiden ,
main ,
mandatory primary ,
master ,
material ,
mere ,
metamer ,
monochrome ,
monolithic ,
nascent ,
natal ,
nonpartisan primary ,
of a piece ,
of the essence ,
open primary ,
optional primary ,
original ,
overriding ,
overruling ,
paramount ,
partisan election ,
parturient ,
pioneer ,
plain ,
postnatal ,
predominant ,
preeminent ,
preference primary ,
pregnant ,
premier ,
prenatal ,
preponderant ,
presidential election ,
presidential preference primary ,
presidential primary ,
prevailing ,
primal ,
primary color ,
primary election ,
prime ,
primeval ,
primitive ,
primogenial ,
primordial ,
principal ,
pristine ,
procreative ,
protogenic ,
prototypal ,
pure ,
pure and simple ,
pure color ,
radical ,
ranking ,
referendum ,
rudimental ,
rudimentary ,
ruling ,
runoff ,
runoff election ,
runoff primary ,
secondary ,
secondary color ,
seminal ,
severe ,
simon -
pure ,
simple ,
single ,
solar spectrum ,
sovereign ,
spare ,
spectral color ,
spectrum ,
spectrum color ,
star ,
stark ,
stellar ,
substantial ,
substantive ,
supereminent ,
supreme ,
tertiary ,
tertiary color ,
topflight ,
topmost ,
ultimate ,
unadorned ,
unadulterated ,
uncluttered ,
uncopied ,
underived ,
underlying ,
undifferenced ,
undifferentiated ,
unduplicated ,
unexampled ,
uniform ,
unimitated ,
unmixed ,
unprecedented ,
unreproduced ,
uppermost ,
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