rudimentary

• Beschreibt etwas Grundlegendes, Einfaches oder wenig Entwickeltes; oft im Sinne eines Anfangsstadiums oder einer unvollständigen Ausbildung.

Describes something that is basic, simple, or not fully developed.

1. Basic or fundamentalB2formal

   Involving or limited to the most basic and essential facts or principles.

   Grundlegend

   • He has only a rudimentary understanding of physics.
   • The course covers the rudimentary aspects of programming.
   • She learned the rudimentary skills needed for the job.

   Synonymebasicelementaryessentialfundamentalintroductorypreliminaryprimarysimple

   Antonymeadvancedcomplexdevelopedelaboratesophisticated

2. Early stage of developmentB2formal

   Being in the earliest or most primitive stages of development.

   Primitiv

   • The technology is still in a rudimentary form.
   • They built a rudimentary shelter from branches and leaves.
   • The early computer was a rudimentary machine compared to today's models.

   Synonymebasicearlyelementaryembryonicimmatureincipientinitialnascentprimitiveundeveloped

   Antonymeadvanceddevelopedmaturesophisticated

3. Not fully developed (biology)C1formal

   Referring to an organ or part that is not fully developed in mature animals, often vestigial.

   Rudimentär

   • The whale has rudimentary hind leg bones.
   • Some snakes have rudimentary pelvic spurs.
   • The human appendix is considered a rudimentary organ.

   Synonymeabortiveatrophieddegenerateembryonicimperfectprimitiveundevelopedvestigial

   Antonymeadvanceddevelopedmature