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
- 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
- aspect
- base
- basic
- basis
- bed
- bit
- bottom
- component
- constituent
- cornerstone
- detail
- drop
- essential
- facet
- factor
- foot
- footing
- foundation
- fundament
- fundamental
- ground
- groundwork
- hint
- ingredient
- item
- material
- matter
- member
- part
- part and parcel
- particle
- particular
- piece
- portion
- principle
- rest
- resting place
- root
- seat
- section
- stem
- subdivision
- substructure
- support
- trace
- unit
- view
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