English-Thai Dictionary
primary
ADJ ที่ มี มา ดั้งเดิม ti-me-ma-dang-doem
primary
ADJ ที่ สำคัญ ที่สุด chief prime main ti-sam-kan-ti-sud
primary
ADJ ใน ขั้นพื้นฐาน basic elemental nai-kan-puan-tan
primary
ADJ ใน ขั้นแรก อันดับ แรก ระยะแรก primitive nai-kan-reak
primary
ADJ ใน ชั้นประถม nai-chan-pra-tom
primary
N รูปแบบ ดั้งเดิม rub-beab-dang-doem
primary
N สิ่ง ที่ เป็นพื้น ฐาน siang-ti-pen-puen-tan
primary
N สิ่ง ที่ เป็นลำดับ แรก siang-ti-pen-lam-dub-reak
primary cell
N เซลล์ปฐมภูมิ sel-pa-tom-pom
primary color
N แม่สี แม่สี พื้นฐาน คือ สีแดง สี เขียว และ สีน้ำเงิน mea-se
primary school
N โรงเรียนประถม elementary school rong-rian-pra-tom
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRIMARY
a.[L. primarius. See Prime. ] 1. First in order of time; original; as the church of Christ in its primary institution.
These I call original or primary qualities of body.
2. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal. Our ancestors considered the education of youth or primary importance.
3. Elemental; intended to teach youth the first rudiments; as primary schools.
4. Radical; original; as the primary sense of a word.
Primary planets, are those which revolve about the sun, in distinction form the secondary planets, which revolve about the primary.
Primary qualities of bodies, are such as are original and inseparable from them.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRIMARY
Pri "ma *ry, a. Etym: [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.)
Defn: Earliest formed; fundamental.
5. (Chem. )
Defn: 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 and 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 ), an amine containing the amido group, or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; -- distinguished from secondary and tertiary amines.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.
PRIMARY
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.)
Defn: One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.
4. (Astron.)
Defn: A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet.
New American Oxford Dictionary
primary
pri ma ry |ˈprīˌmerē, ˈprīm (ə )rē ˈpraɪˌmɛri | ▶adjective 1 of chief importance; principal: the government's primary aim is to see significant reductions in unemployment. 2 earliest in time or order of development: the primary stage of their political education. • not derived from, caused by, or based on anything else: the research involved the use of primary source materials in national and local archives. 3 of or relating to education for children between the ages of about five and ten: a primary school. 4 Biology & Medicine belonging to or directly derived from the first stage of development or growth: a primary bone tumor. 5 ( Primary ) Geology former term for Paleozoic. 6 relating to or denoting the input side of a device using electromagnetic induction, esp. in a transformer. 7 Chemistry (of an organic compound ) having its functional group located on a carbon atom that is bonded to no more than one other carbon atom. • (chiefly of amines ) derived from ammonia by replacement of one hydrogen atom by an organic group. ▶noun ( pl. primaries ) 1 (also primary election ) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, esp. presidential, election. 2 a primary color. • Ornithology a primary feather. • Astronomy the body orbited by a smaller satellite or companion. • a primary coil or winding in an electrical transformer. 3 ( the Primary ) Geology, dated the Primary or Paleozoic era. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative ’): from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first. ’ The noun uses date from the 18th cent.
primary accent
pri ma ry ac cent ▶noun another term for primary stress.
primary care
pri ma ry care (also primary health care ) ▶noun health care at a basic rather than specialized level for people making an initial approach to a doctor or nurse for treatment.
primary cell
pri ma ry cell ▶noun an electric cell that produces current by an irreversible chemical reaction.
primary color
pri ma ry col or ▶noun any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing. The primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow. The primary additive colors for light are red, green, and blue; the primary subtractive colors (which give the primary additive colors when subtracted from white light ) are magenta, cyan, and yellow.
primary evidence
pri |mary evi |dence ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law evidence, such as the original of a document, that by its nature does not suggest that better evidence is available.
primary feather
pri ma ry feath er ▶noun any of the largest flight feathers in a bird's wing, growing from the manus.
primary group
pri ma ry group ▶noun Sociology a group held together by intimate, face-to-face relationships, formed by family and environmental associations and regarded as basic to social life and culture.
primary industry
pri ma ry in dus try |ˈpraɪˌmɛri | ▶noun Economics industry, such as mining, agriculture, or forestry, that is concerned with obtaining or providing natural raw materials for conversion into commodities and products for the consumer.
primary planet
pri ma ry plan et ▶noun a planet that directly orbits the sun.
primary poverty
pri |mary pov |erty ▶noun [ mass noun ] Economics effective poverty due to insufficiency of means rather than waste, inefficiency, or some other drain on resources.
primary process
pri ma ry proc ess ▶noun Psychoanalysis an unconscious thought process that arises from the pleasure principle and is irrational and not subject to compulsion, such as condensation, which occurs in dreaming, or displacement, which occurs in the formation of a phobia.
primary production
pri |mary pro |duc ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] the production of raw materials for industry.
primary qualities
pri ma ry qual i ties ▶plural noun Philosophy properties or qualities, such as size, motion, shape, number, etc. , belonging to physical matter independently of an observer. • the four original qualities of matter (hot, cold, wet, and dry ) recognized by Aristotle, from which other qualities were held to derive.
primary school
pri |mary school ▶noun Brit. a school for children between the ages of about five and eleven.
primary sector
pri |mary sec ¦tor ▶noun Economics the sector of the economy concerned with or relating to primary industry.
primary stress
pri ma ry stress |ˈpraɪˌmɛri | ▶noun Phonetics the strongest accent in a word or breath group. Compare with secondary stress.
primary structure
pri ma ry struc ture ▶noun 1 Biochemistry the characteristic sequence of amino acids forming a protein or polypeptide chain, considered as the most basic element of its structure. 2 Aeronautics the parts of an aircraft whose failure would seriously compromise safety.
primary treatment
pri |mary treat |ment ▶noun [ mass noun ] the sedimentation and removal of most suspended matter from sewage effluent.
Oxford Dictionary
primary
pri |mary |ˈprʌɪm (ə )ri | ▶adjective 1 of chief importance; principal: the government's primary aim is to see significant reductions in unemployment. 2 earliest in time or order: the primary stage of their political education. • Biology & Medicine belonging to or directly derived from the first stage of development or growth: a primary bone tumour. • ( Primary ) Geology former term for Palaeozoic. 3 not derived from, caused by, or based on anything else: the research involved the use of primary source materials. 4 chiefly Brit. relating to or denoting education for children between the ages of about five and eleven: a primary teacher. 5 relating to or denoting the input side of a transformer or other inductive device. 6 Chemistry (of an organic compound ) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is bonded to no more than one other carbon atom. • (chiefly of amines ) derived from ammonia by replacement of one hydrogen atom by an organic group. ▶noun ( pl. primaries ) 1 (also primary election ) (in the US ) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election. 2 a primary colour. • Ornithology a primary feather. • Astronomy the body orbited by a smaller satellite or companion. • a primary coil or winding in an electrical transformer. 3 ( the Primary ) Geology, dated the Palaeozoic era. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative ’): from Latin primarius, from primus ‘first ’. The noun uses date from the 18th cent.
primary care
primary care (also primary health care ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] health care provided in the community for people making an initial approach to a medical practitioner or clinic for advice or treatment.
primary cell
pri |mary cell ▶noun an electric cell that produces current by an irreversible chemical reaction.
primary colour
pri |mary col ¦our ▶noun any of a group of colours from which all other colours can be obtained by mixing. The primary colours for pigments are red, blue, and yellow. The primary additive colours for light are red, green, and blue; the primary subtractive colours (which give the primary additive colours when subtracted from white light ) are magenta, cyan, and yellow.
primary evidence
pri |mary evi |dence ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law evidence, such as the original of a document, that by its nature does not suggest that better evidence is available.
primary feather
pri |mary fea ¦ther ▶noun any of the largest flight feathers in a bird's wing, growing from the manus.
primary group
pri |mary group ▶noun Sociology a group held together by relationships formed by family and environmental associations, regarded as basic to social life and culture.
primary industry
pri |mary in |dus |try ▶noun [ mass noun ] Economics industry, such as mining, agriculture, or forestry, that is concerned with obtaining or providing natural raw materials for conversion into commodities and products for the consumer.
primary planet
pri |mary planet ▶noun a planet that directly orbits the sun.
primary poverty
pri |mary pov |erty ▶noun [ mass noun ] Economics effective poverty due to insufficiency of means rather than waste, inefficiency, or some other drain on resources.
primary process
pri |mary pro |cess ▶noun Psychoanalysis an unconscious thought process arising from the pleasure principle, such as condensation or displacement, which is irrational and not subject to compulsion.
primary production
pri |mary pro |duc ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] the production of raw materials for industry.
primary qualities
pri |mary qual |ities ▶plural noun Philosophy properties or qualities, such as size, motion, shape, number, etc. , belonging to physical matter independently of an observer. • the four original qualities of matter (hot, cold, wet, and dry ) recognized by Aristotle, from which other qualities were held to derive.
primary school
pri |mary school ▶noun Brit. a school for children between the ages of about five and eleven.
primary sector
pri |mary sec ¦tor ▶noun Economics the sector of the economy concerned with or relating to primary industry.
primary stress
pri ma ry stress |ˈpraɪˌmɛri | ▶noun Phonetics the strongest accent in a word or breath group. Compare with secondary stress.
primary structure
pri |mary struc |ture ▶noun 1 Biochemistry the characteristic sequence of amino acids forming a protein or polypeptide chain, considered as the most basic element of its structure. 2 Aeronautics the parts of an aircraft whose failure would seriously endanger safety.
primary treatment
pri |mary treat |ment ▶noun [ mass noun ] the sedimentation and removal of most suspended matter from sewage effluent.
American Oxford Thesaurus
primary
primary adjective 1 our primary role: main, chief, key, prime, central, principal, foremost, first, first-line, most important, predominant, paramount; informal number-one. ANTONYMS secondary, subordinate. 2 the primary cause: original, earliest, initial, first; essential, fundamental, basic. ANTONYMS secondary.
Oxford Thesaurus
primary
primary adjective 1 the police believe that crime detection is their primary role: main, chief, key, prime, central, principal, foremost, first, most important, predominant, paramount, overriding, major, ruling, dominant, master, supreme, cardinal, pre-eminent, ultimate; informal number-one. ANTONYMS secondary, subordinate. 2 you must start by removing the primary cause of the trouble: original, earliest, initial, beginning, first; essential, fundamental, basic. ANTONYMS secondary.
Duden Dictionary
Primary
Pri ma ry Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈpraɪməri |die Primary; Genitiv: der Primary, Plural: die Primaries |[…riz ]|englisch primary (election )(im Wahlsystem der USA ) Vorwahl zur Aufstellung von Kandidaten für öffentliche Wahlen, besonders bei der Wahl des Präsidentschaftskandidaten
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
primary
pri ma ry /práɪmèri |-m (ə )ri /〖prime (最初 )ary (の )〗(副 )primarily 形容詞 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ｟かたく ｠最も重要な , 主要な (main ); 第1の (→secondary , tertiary )▸ Your primary reason for going to school is to study .学校へ通う最大の理由は勉強することだ ▸ aim at the primary goal 第一目標を目指す 2 ｟英 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗初等の , 初級の 〈学校 教育など 〉(elementary )▸ primary education 初等教育 ▸ teach at the primary level 初級レベルを教える 3 (順序が )最初の , 一次の , 初期 (段階 )の ▸ a primary tumor (転移する前の )原発性の腫瘍 （しゆよう ）[癌 （がん ）]4 本来の , 根本の .5 直接の , 一次的な .6 〘鳥 〙〈羽が 〉初列の .7 〘地 〙最下層の .8 〘電 〙〈コイル 電流などが 〉1次の ; 〘化 〙第1の .9 〘言 〙語根の .名詞 複 -ries /-z /C 1 ｟米 ｠予備選挙 (!特に大統領選挙で, 各政党の大統領候補者を選出する代議員の選挙をさす; primary election ) .2 〖通例 ～s 〗原色 〘光では赤 緑 青, 絵の具では赤 黄 青 〙(primary color ).3 第1位の物 [人 ].4 〘鳥 〙初列風切羽 (primary feather ).5 〘電 〙1次コイル (primary coil ).6 〘天 〙(衛星に対して )惑星 (primary planet ), (伴星に対して )主星 .7 1次電池 (primary cell [battery ]).～̀ á ccent ＝primary stress .～̀ (h è alth [m è dical ]) c á re (かかりつけの医者などによる )初期医療 [診療 ].～̀ í ndustry 〖the ～〗第1次産業 .～́ sch ò ol ｟英 ｠小学校 〘5歳から11歳まで; ｟米 ｠elementary school 〙.～̀ s ó urce 〘史 文学 〙1次資料 .～̀ str é ss 〘音声 〙第1強勢 〘この辞典では ´で表す 〙.～́ w à ve 〘地 〙P波, (地震の )縦波 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary