rudiment
/ˈruː.dɪ.mənt/noun
C2formalcommon/ˈruː.dɪ.mənt/A noun referring to the basic or elementary principles of a subject, or to a vestigial or undeveloped part of an organism.
ruСуществительное, обозначающее основные или элементарные принципы предмета, или рудиментарную, недоразвитую часть организма.esSustantivo que designa los principios básicos o elementales de una materia, o una parte del organismo que está subdesarrollada o que ha quedado como vestigio de una etapa anterior.frNom désignant les principes fondamentaux ou élémentaires d'un sujet, ou un organe résiduel atrophié ou non développé.deGrundlegende oder elementare Prinzipien eines Fachgebiets; auch ein rudimentär entwickeltes, verkümmertes Überbleibsel eines Organs oder einer Struktur.ptSubstantivo que designa os princípios básicos ou elementares de uma matéria, ou uma parte rudimentar e pouco desenvolvida de um organismo.zh名词，指某一学科的基本原理或入门知识；也指生物体上发育不全或退化的部分。arاسم يدل على المبادئ الأساسية أو الأولية لأي علم أو موضوع، أو على عضو أو جزء ضامر غير مكتمل النمو في الكائن الحي.
- Basic principles or elements C1 formal
The first principles or elementary stages of a subject or skill.
- He learned the rudiments of cooking from his grandmother.
- The course covers the rudiments of economics.
- She mastered the rudiments of the language in just a few months.
ruОсновыesRudimentosfrprincipes élémentairesdeGrundlagenptFundamentoszh基础arالمبادئ الأساسية
المرادفات: foundationgroundworknuts and bolts
- Vestigial or undeveloped part C2 formal scientific
A body part or organ that is incompletely developed or that remains from an earlier stage of development.
- The human appendix is considered a rudiment of a larger organ.
- Some snakes have rudiments of hind legs.
- The wings of flightless birds are rudiments of their ancestors' wings.
ruРудиментesParte vestigial o no desarrolladafrPartie vestigiale ou non développéedeRudimentptRudimentozh退化器官arأَثَرٌ ضامِر
- rudiments plural form
- rudiments' possessive plural form
- rudiment's possessive singular form