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- Dictionaryrudimental/ˌruːdɪˈmɛntl/
adjective
- 1. involving or limited to basic principles: "rudimental music reading skills"
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: something unformed or undeveloped : beginningusually used in plural. the rudiments of a plan. b (1) : 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.
adjective. 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.
RUDIMENTAL definition: 1. A rudimental body part is not fully developed: 2. A rudimental body part is not fully…. Learn more.
When something is described as rudimental, it implies that it is foundational or essential, serving as a starting point for further growth or advancement. It can be used to describe the initial or fundamental aspects of a subject, skill, or process. For example, in music, rudimental skills may refer to the basic techniques and patterns of drumming.
RUDIMENTARY definition: 1. basic: 2. Rudimentary methods, equipment, systems, or body parts are simple and not very well…. Learn more.
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.
(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. ru· di· men· ta· ry ˌrü-də-ˈmen-tə-rē. -ˈmen-trē. Synonyms of rudimentary. 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.
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.
Rudimentary means basic, or at a very early stage. The test should be easy: it requires only a rudimentary understanding of the materials. The word rude means simple or offensive — and people with only rudimentary understanding of good manners might not know how that belching is rude.
