rudimentary | SAT Word of the Day
Every complex skill begins with rudimentary knowledge.
ℹ️ Part of speech of rudimentary
rudimentary is an ADJECTIVE.
🗣️ Pronunciation of rudimentary
rudimentary is pronounced /ru.də.ˈmen.tə.ri/ or roo-duh-MEN-tuh-ree.
📚️ Definition of rudimentary
Involving or limited to basic principles; elementary: rudimentary knowledge of physics.
In an early stage of development; not fully developed or evolved: rudimentary wings.
Of the simplest or most basic kind: rudimentary tools.
📰 Examples
Here are some examples of rudimentary in usage:
Early computers had rudimentary interfaces compared to today's intuitive systems.
Archaeologists discovered rudimentary tools dating back to the Stone Age.
After just three lessons, Sofia had a rudimentary understanding of present-tense Spanish verb conjugation.
The first spacecraft had rudimentary navigational systems that required constant monitoring from Earth.