{
  "id": "main.primary",
  "term": "main",
  "sense": "primary",
  "pos": "adjective",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 7,
  "arena": "main",
  "domain": "primary",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "that part of a thing which is the center and is most used",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "center.location",
      "part.relation",
      "usual.common",
      "use.application"
    ],
    "interaction": "the center and a part together are the part that is most used",
    "novel_properties": [
      "central prominence",
      "highest usage frequency",
      "functional dominance"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The International Space Station's main power comes from its eight large solar array wings, which supply 75% of its total electricity.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    },
    {
      "text": "In the human brain, the cerebral cortex is the main structure responsible for processing sensory and motor information.",
      "domain": "biology"
    },
    {
      "text": "The Linux kernel is the main component of most Unix-like operating systems, managing system resources and hardware communication.",
      "domain": "computing"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "main",
    "mains"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "reconciled": {
      "by": "openrouter:qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507",
      "date": "2026-07-31",
      "changed": "components",
      "note": "Added use.application to components since 'most used' in the definition inherently depends on the concept of application or use. Definition remains accurate and concise."
    }
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-main.primary"
}