primary
3
9.2
- noun
- /ˈpraɪˌmɛri/
- Specialized
:
bobina primaria
- The technician replaced the faulty primary coil to restore the electrical system's functionality.
coil and I connected an LED to my secondary and if I raise the voltage to the primary from my auto transformer you can see that
- coil and I connected an LED to my secondary and if I raise the voltage to the primary from my auto transformer you can see that
Examples
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In transformers, the electric current first passes through the primary circuit before reaching the secondary.
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Yeah, the primary circuit goes directly to a turbine.
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Similarly, the power cable is passed through the remaining hole, knotted, and attached to the primary of the transformer.
Academic text (1996) -
In most thermonuclear devices, X-radiation emitted by the primary supplies the energy to implode the secondary.
Academic text (1998) -
Protons, light nuclei up to iron, photons, and many other particles can be treated as primaries.
Academic text (2018) -
The current flows through the primary coil, inducing a magnetic field that powers the apparatus.
Synonyms
A coil that receives input electricity and causes a changing current in the secondary coil
A loop of wire where changing electric current makes a magnetic field that creates current in a nearby loop
Compounds
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3.8
A doctor you see first for health problems who gives general care and arranges specialist help
12
3.2
An early election where party voters choose candidates for the general election
- Literature
5
6.4
An early election before the main vote where any registered voter can vote for candidates of only one party
3
3.3
A doctor or nurse you see first for health problems and regular check-ups
- Specialized
2
3.0
Basic health care you get first from a doctor or community clinic for everyday needs
2
7.2
An election to choose a party candidate in which only registered members of the party can vote
- Specialized
1
5.2
A long part of a bird's wing at the outer edge that helps the bird fly
- Offensive
An election with too many messy candidates that makes it hard to pick one
- Specialized
A lung infection in children and young adults that causes high fever and cough
- Jargon
Military officers check soldiers' personal letters and messages for secret information
- Specialized
Body parts used for having babies, like genitals, that show if someone is male or female
- Specialized
A body part you are born with that helps make babies, like genitals or ovaries
- Specialized
A loop of wire where changing electric current makes a magnetic field that creates current in a nearby loop
One of the three basic paint colours red, blue and yellow used to make other colours
- Specialized
Painful cramps in the lower belly that happen during a normal period
- Specialized
A body part you are born with that is used to make babies, like genitals
- Specialized
A solid metal in which atoms of other elements mix evenly into its structure
- Specialized
One of three colors, magenta, cyan and yellow, used in printing to make many colors by removing light
- Specialized
The first stage of syphilis when a painless sore appears at the infection site
- Specialized
A coil that receives input electricity and causes a changing current in the secondary coil
Surface Forms
Etymology
Primary comes from the Latin primus meaning 'first', and in a transformer the primary coil is the 'first' or main coil that receives the input and makes the magnetic field for the rest of the device.