Definition of Primery
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.
The church of Christ, in its primary
institution. Bp. Pearson.
These I call original, or primary, qualities of
body. Locke.
2. First in order, as being preparatory to
something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary
schools.
3. First in dignity or importance; chief;
principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary
importance.
4. (Geol.) Earliest formed;
fundamental.
5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or
characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having
undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
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which only one atom of hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical;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
(Zoöl.), 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atom has been replaced by a base or basic radical.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.
Pri"ma*ry, n.; pl.
Primaries (&?;). 1. That which
stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter.
2. A primary meeting; a caucus.
3. (Zoöl.) One of the large
feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and
Illust. of Bird.
4. (Astron.) A primary planet; the
brighter component of a double star. See under
Planet.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a preliminary election to select a political candiate.
- the first year of grade school.
- The first in a group or series. ("Children attend primary school, teenagers attend secondary education.")
- That which is placed ahead of others. ("Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends ahead of common stock.")
- a base or fundemental component; something that is irreducible.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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