Found 3 items, similar to RUDIMENT.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: rudiment dasar
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rudiment rudiment n 1: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); “he mastered only the rudiments of geometry” [syn: first rudiment , first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs] 2: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; “Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rudiment Rudiment \Ru"di*ment\, v. t. To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the rudiments. --Gayton. [1913 Webster] Rudiment \Ru"di*ment\, n. [L. rudimentum, fr. rudis unwrought, ignorant, rude: cf. F. rudiment. See Rude.] 1. That which is unformed or undeveloped; the principle which lies at the bottom of any development; an unfinished beginning. [1913 Webster] but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes The monarchies of the earth. --Milton. [1913 Webster] the single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, an element or first principle of any art or science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step. [1913 Webster] This boy is forest-born, And hath been tutored in the rudiments of many desperate studies. --Shak. [1913 Webster] There he shall first lay down the rudiments Of his great warfare. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Biol.) An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never developed. [1913 Webster]