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- Dictionaryrudimental/ˌruːdɪˈmɛntl/
adjective
- 1. involving or limited to basic principles: "rudimental music reading skills"
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1. basic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected. 2. incompletely developed; vestigial. rudimentary leaves. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. rudimentarily (ˌrudiˈmentarily) or rare rudimentally (ˌrudiˈmentally) adverb. Examples of 'rudimental' in a sentence. rudimental.
adjective. biology specialized uk / ˌruː.dɪˈmen.t ə l / us / ˌruː.dəˈmen.t̬ ə l / Add to word list. A rudimental body part is not fully developed: Females of Budwing Mantis are incapable of flight as they have rudimental wings. The best results are achieved in patients with a rudimental humerus and hypoplastic elbow joint. Fewer examples.
n. 1. often rudiments. a. A fundamental element, principle, or skill, as of a field of learning: the rudiments of calculus. b. Something in an incipient or undeveloped form: the rudiments of social behavior in children; the rudiments of a plan of action. 2. Biology An imperfectly or incompletely developed organ or part.
basic: Her knowledge is still only rudimentary. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. basic knowledge, understanding, etc. basic I just need some basic information. elementary I started an elementary-level art history course.
: a body part so deficient in size or structure as to be entirely unable to perform its normal function. (2) : an organ just beginning to develop : anlage. rudimental. ˌrü-də-ˈmen-tᵊl. adjective. Synonyms. ABC (s) alphabet. basics. elements. essentials. fundamentals. grammar. principles.
RUDIMENTAL meaning: 1. A rudimental body part is not fully developed: 2. A rudimental body part is not fully…. Learn more.
1. : consisting in first principles : fundamental. had only a rudimentary formal education D. J. Boorstin. 2. : of a primitive kind. the equipment of these past empire-builders was rudimentary A. J. Toynbee. 3. : very imperfectly developed or represented only by a vestige. the rudimentary tail of a hyrax. rudimentarily. ˌrü-də-ˌmen-ˈter-ə-lē.
(formal or specialist) not highly or fully developed synonym basic. Some dinosaurs had only rudimentary teeth. the most rudimentary forms of life. a very rudimentary writing system. See rudimentary in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: rudimentary.
adjective. pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry. Synonyms: initial, fundamental. Antonyms: advanced. Biology. of the nature of a rudiment; undeveloped or vestigial. Synonyms: embryonic. Antonyms: mature. in an early, imperfect stage or form:
noun. Usually rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
