secondary vs formation

formation vs secondary

secondary and formation both are nouns.

secondary is an adjective but formation is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
secondary	Yes	Yes	No	No
formation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, formation is a hypernym of secondary; that is, formation is a word with a broader meaning than secondary:

secondary: the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
formation: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

secondary (noun)	formation (noun)
coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil	the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen	the act of forming or establishing something
	creation by mental activity
	a particular spatial arrangement
	an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
	(geology) the geological features of the earth
	natural process that causes something to form

secondary (adjective)	formation (adjective)
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
inferior in rank or status
not of major importance
belonging to a lower class or rank

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