Definitions of primer [ˈprɪm ər;]
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1. (n.) primer
an elementary book for teaching children to read .
2. primer
any book of elementary principles.
3. (n.) primer
one that primes.
4. primer
a cap, cylinder, etc., that supplies a compound for igniting a charge of powder .
5. primer
a first coat of paint, size, etc., given to any surface as a base, sealer, or the like .
6. primer
a short piece of DNA added to one end of a strand of DNA in order to define the portion to be copied.
Etymology: (1490–1500)
Definition of 'primer'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) primer
an introductory textbook
2. (noun) fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
3. (noun) flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Definition of 'primer'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj) primer
first; original; primary
2. (noun) primer
one who, or that which, primes
3. (noun) primer
an instrument or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of gunpowder
4. (noun) primer
originally, a small prayer book for church service, containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a work of elementary religious instruction
5. (noun) primer
a small elementary book for teaching children to read; a reading or spelling book for a beginner
6. (noun) primer
a kind of type, of which there are two species; one, called long primer, intermediate in size between bourgeois and small pica [see Long primer]; the other, called great primer, larger than pica
Sense: a book that gives basic information about a subject.
Afrikaans: inleiding
Arabic: كِتاب يُعْطي الأسُس
Bulgarian: буквар
Brazilian: manual
Czech: úvod (do), základní příru
German: der Leitfaden
Danish: begynderbog
Greek: βιβλίο στοιχειωδών γνώσεω
Spanish: texto elemental
Estonian: algõpik
Farsi: کتاب پایه
Finnish: alkeiskirja
French: manuel d'introduction
Hebrew: סֵפֶר לִימוּד לְמַתחִילִי
Hindi: प्रवेशिका पुस्तक
Hungarian: bevezetés
Indonesian: buku bacaan utama
Icelandic: kennslubók handa byrjendu
Italian: (manuale elementare)
Japanese: 入門書
Korean: 입문서
Lithuanian: elementorius
Latvian: ābece
Malay: buku teks peringkat permu
Dutch: beknopte handleiding
Norwegian: begynnerbok
Polish: elementarz
Persian: کتاب اساسي
Pashto: بنسټيز كتاب
Portuguese: manual
Romanian: manual; abecedar
Russian: учебник для начинающих
Slovak: úvod (do); základná príru
Slovenian: abecednik, prvo berilo
Serbian: bukvar
Swedish: nybörjarbok
Thai: หนังสืออ่านเบื้องต้นสำหรั
Turkish: temel bilgiler kitabı
Taiwanese: 入門書,初級讀本
Ukrainian: буквар; абетка
Urdu: کسي مضمون سے متعلق معلوما
Vietnamese: sách giới thiệu
Chinese: 入门书,初级读本
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