Associations to the word «Rudiment»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
RUDIMENT, noun. A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural).
RUDIMENT, noun. Something in an undeveloped form (often in the plural).
RUDIMENT, noun. (biology) A body part that no longer has a function
RUDIMENT, noun. (music) In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.
Dictionary definition
RUDIMENT, noun. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry".
RUDIMENT, noun. 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".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.