prime
adj//pɹaɪ̯m//förstklassig, prima, främst, förnämst, huvud-, viktigast, först, tidigast, prim-, glansdagar, storhetstid, början, utvald, prim, primtal, primtecken, grunda, grundmåla, aptera, förbereda, klarställa
First in importance, degree, or rank.
First in time, order, or sequence.
(mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
(now, _, rare) The earliest stage of something.
The chief or best individual or part.
(music) The first note or tone of a musical scale.
(fencing) The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
(algebra, number theory) A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.
The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.
To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).