rudiment

ru·di·ment  (rd-mnt)

n.

1. A fundamental element, principle, or skill, as of a field of learning. Often used in the plural.

2. Something in an incipient or undeveloped form. Often used in the plural: the rudiments of social behavior in children; the rudiments of a plan of action.

3. Biology An imperfectly or incompletely developed organ or part.

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[Latin rudmentum, from rudis, rough, unformed.]

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rudi·mental (-mntl) adj.

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rudiment [ˈruːdɪmənt]

n

1. (often plural) the first principles or elementary stages of a subject

2. (often plural) a partially developed version of something

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology an organ or part in its earliest recognizable form, esp one in an embryonic or vestigial state

[from Latin rudīmentum a beginning, from rudis unformed; see rude]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rudiment - the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" ABC, ABC's, ABCs, first principle, first rudiment, alphabet basic principle, fundamental principle, fundamentals, basics, bedrock - principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	2.	rudiment - 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" body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

Translations

rudiment [ˈruːdɪmənt] N (Bio) → rudimento m rudiments → rudimentos mpl, primeras nociones fpl