Secretary of Education
Education Secretary | the position of the head of the Education Department, the post of Education Secretary was created in |
| Secretary of Health Education and Welfare | head of a former executive department created in and divided into two departments in |
| education | the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) |
| secondary censorship | armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship |
education
instruction teaching pedagogy didactics
educational activity | the activities of educating or instructing, activities that impart knowledge or skill, he received no formal education, our instruction was carefully programmed, good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded |
| continuing education | a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time |
| adult education | a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study |
| elementary education | education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school |
| higher education | education provided by a college or university |
| secondary education | education beyond the elementary grades, provided by a high school or college preparatory school |
auxiliary storage
external storage
secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
secondary coil
secondary winding
secondary | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil |
storage cell
secondary cell | a cell that can be recharged |
education training
breeding | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior), a woman of breeding and refinement |
secondary sex characteristic
secondary sexual characteristic
secondary sex character | the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature) |
| secondary dentition | dentition of permanent teeth |
| education | the gradual process of acquiring knowledge, education is a preparation for life, a girl's education was less important than a boy's |
| physical education | training in the development of and care for the human body, stresses athletics, includes hygiene |
self-education
selfultivation | the process of educating yourself |
| special education | education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom |
vocational training
vocational education | training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade |
| education | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction, it was clear that he had a very broad education |
Master of Education
MEd | a master's degree in education |
Doctor of Education
EdD
DEd | a doctor's degree in education |
Department of Education
Education Department
Education | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students), created |
| Department of Health Education and Welfare | a former executive department of the United States government, created in and divided in |
| secondary diagonal | the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry |
secondary school
lyceum
lycee
Gymnasium
middle school | a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college, usually grades to |
| secondary modern school | a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education |
school board
board of education | a board in charge of local public schools |
| secondary | the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen |
Secretary of Education
Education Secretary | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education, Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education |
| secondary emission | the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons |
| secondary hypertension | hypertension that is secondary to another disease |
| secondary syphilis | the second stage, characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane |
| secondary amenorrhea | cessation of menstruation in a woman who had previously menstruated |
| secondary dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation that is caused by some specific disorder (as endometriosis) |
General Certificate of Secondary Education
GCSE
O level | the basic level of a subject taken in school |
| secondary | belonging to a lower class or rank |
| secondary | not of major importance, played a secondary role in world events |
| secondary | being of second rank or importance or value, not direct or immediate, the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher, a secondary source, a secondary issue, secondary streams |
| secondary | depending on or incidental to what is original or primary, a secondary infection |
junior-grade
lower-ranking
lowly
petty(a)
secondary
subaltern | inferior in rank or status, the junior faculty, a lowly corporal, petty officialdom, a subordinate functionary |