second-rate

ˈsɛkənd reɪt

Definition

Definition of second-rate - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

qualityof mediocre quality or not first-rate

The movie was entertaining but definitely second-rate.

inferior

mediocre

naval history

Rare

historically, a Royal Navy ship with 80-98 guns

Rare

The second-rate ship played a crucial role in the battle.

inferior

substandard

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Origin of second-rate

Latin, secundus (following) + rate (value)

Terms with second-rate included in their meaning

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speed of light

physics constant

rate at which light travels, about 299,792 km per second

angular frequency

physics

rate of rotation measured in radians per second

bit rate

data transfer

rate of flow of binary digits per second

volumetric flow

fluid dynamics

rate at which a fluid volume moves through a space each second

kilobits per second

technology

unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000 bits per second

B picture

adj.

film

considered low quality or second-rate

bps

acr.

acr: bit per second

the rate of data transfer per second

Examples of second-rate in a sentence

His second-rate performance didn't impress the judges.
The museum displayed a model of a second-rate ship.
Second-rate ships were essential in the naval fleet.

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French:médiocre, de deuxième rang, ...
German:zweitrangig, Zweitrangschiff, ...
Italian:di seconda categoria, di seconda classe, ...
Spanish:mediocre, segunda clase, ...
Portuguese:medíocre, segunda classe, ...
Chinese:二流的, 次级的, ...
Japanese:二流の, 二等艦の, ...
Arabic:دُون المُسْتَوَى, مِنَ الدَّرَجَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ, ...
Hebrew:בֵּינוֹנִי, מִדּוֹר שֵׁנִי, ...
Russian:второсортный, второго ранга, ...
Ukrainian:другосортний, другорядний, ...
Hindi:घटिया, द्वितीय श्रेणी का, ...
Bengali:মধ্যম মানের, দ্বিতীয় শ্রেণীর, ...
Catalan:mediocre, de segon rang, ...
Czech:druhořadý, druhé třídy, ...
Danish:andenrangs, sekundær, ...
Dutch:tweederangs, tweede rang, ...
Greek:δευτεροκλασάτος, ...
Hungarian:másodrangú, másodosztályú, ...
Khmer:គុណភាពមធ្យម, នាវាចម្បាំងលំដាប់ទីពីររបស់កងទ័ពជើងទឹករាជវង្សអង់គ្លេស, ...
Korean:이류의, 2급, ...
Persian:درجه‌دو, درجه دوم, ...
Polish:drugorzędny, drugiej klasy, ...
Portuguese (BR):medíocre, de segunda classe, ...
Romanian:mediocru, de rangul doi, ...
Swedish:andraklassig, andraklassens, ...
Thai:คุณภาพรอง, ชั้นที่สอง, ...
Turkish:ikinci sınıf, ...
Vietnamese:hạng hai, loại hai, ...

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