SECONDARY STRESS


Meaning of SECONDARY STRESS in English

ˌsecondary ˈstress BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] technical

the second strongest ↑ stress that is put on a part of a long word when you speak it. It is shown in this dictionary by the mark (ˌ) ⇨ primary stress

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.