Antonyms for rudiment

Grammar : Noun

Spell : roo-duh-muh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈru də mənt

Definition of rudiment

Origin : 1540s, from Middle French rudiment (16c.) or directly from Latin rudimentum "early training, first experience, beginning, first principle," from rudis "unlearned, untrained" (see rude). Related: Rudiments.

noun basis
noun element

Example sentences :

Sometimes a rudiment of a fifth toe appears to be traceable.
Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various

Rudiment -any: the beginning of any structure or part before it has developed.
Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

The fish form is that in which we have only a rudiment of the cerebrum, which is so large in man.
Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 » by Various

Yet it is not quite wanting, its rudiment is there, and this rudiment is capable of development.
Extract from : « Man And His Ancestor » by Charles Morris

Here the rudiment of a thought struck her and changed the current of her reason.
Extract from : « The Man » by Bram Stoker

Thus, man has still the rudiment of the third eyelid of his shark-ancestor.
Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science » by Various

A rudiment shows that nature might have given more, but has not done so.
Extract from : « Modern Skepticism » by C. J. Ellicott

In the grub he has detected the rudiment of the wing and proboscis of the future being.
Extract from : « The Insect » by Jules Michelet

Yet we must admit that in this habit of birds there is the rudiment, at least, of self-education.
Extract from : « Nineteenth Century Questions » by James Freeman Clarke

In the normal hind foot of the cat the hallux is represented by a rudiment only.
Extract from : « Problems of Genetics » by William Bateson

Synonyms for rudiment

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