rudimentaryru‧di‧men‧ta‧ry /ˌruːdəˈmentəri◂/ adjective 
Gradually, I acquired a rudimentary knowledge of music. my rudimentary German2rudimentary equipment, methods, systems etc are very basic and not advanced: subsistence farming in its most rudimentary form The classroom equipment is pretty rudimentary.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I have a rudimentary understanding of computer programming.
- The boys had built a rudimentary two-way radio.
- The system has a rudimentary Internet browser, but it's very slow.
- The tools that the ancient Egyptians used to build their temples were extremely rudimentary.
- In people who are not esoterically developed, the mental and emotional bodies are in a rudimentary or nascent state.
- It appears that he had some rudimentary feelings of responsibility toward the girl, and attempted to pay for her support.
- The rudimentary division of labour of the hunting and gathering band was replaced by an increasingly more complex and specialized division.
- The box bellows is a simple device which can be constructed by anyone with rudimentary carpentry skills.
- The others had such rudimentary skills, or such poor study habits, that he assumed they would not survive City College.
- The sense of insecurity which affected the city-states of Mesopotamia led to a rudimentary interest in the history of social order.
- This rudimentary system is now ready for the user to input data.
Longman Language Activatorwhen machines or tools are not complicated
a simple machine, tool etc has only a few parts and is not made in a complicated way: · The tribes of Central New Guinea use very simple tools such as hammers and axes.· Very young children will be satisfied with the simplest of toys.
basic machines, equipment, or tools only have the most necessary features and you cannot use them to do unusual, difficult, or complicated things: · The hospital lacked even the most basic medical equipment.· It's only six years old, but already my home PC is basic compared to today's models.
something that is crude has been made or done in a simple way, without paying much attention to unnecessary details or features: · The men started gathering wood to construct a crude shelter.· The earliest skis were crude, consisting of short boards covered in fur skins.a crude form of something: · Babbage's great calculating machine was a crude form of computer.
a tool or machine that is primitive is very simple when compared to modern tools or machines that do the same job, and is not as good: · In those days, dental equipment was primitive and a visit to the dentist was a painful experience.· It is a primitive but effective device for raising water from a well.· a primitive design
tools, machines etc that are rudimentary are very simple and are only able to do very simple jobs: · The tools that the ancient Egyptians used to build their temples were extremely rudimentary.· The system has a rudimentary Internet browser, but it's very slow.
tools or machines that are unsophisticated do not have many of the features that more modern or more advanced tools or machines have: · They still use some relatively unsophisticated machinery.· It may look unsophisticated compared to modern high-tech cameras, but it produces fantastic pictures.
equipment, vehicles, machines etc that are low-tech have a very simple design but this is often seen as an advantage because they are cheaper or more practical: · The company manufactures the low-tech parts in Mexico, and then assembles here. · He uses low-tech theatrical devices to great effect.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY subsistence farming in its most rudimentary formCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
1a rudimentary knowledge or understanding of a subject is very simple and basic OPP sophisticated: subsistence farming in its most rudimentary form· This is to describe the process in the most rudimentary way.· And yet they lacked the most rudimentary academic habits.· The most rudimentary algorithm repeats a single instruction.· These percentages are not based on functional literacy but on the most rudimentary writing skills.
NOUN· But the bust format ensures a rudimentary form without gestural and signifying elements or excrescences.· Town planning legislation ushered in a rudimentary form of statutory planning based on local authority scheme preparation and control over building development.· At least in a rudimentary form, this is likely to be an inevitable consequence of the basic facts of self-replication itself.· In some services, this recognition already exists, at least in a rudimentary form.· I can see developing in the mind strange and wonderful potentialities that are already discernible in rudimentary form.
· Browsing To understand browsers, you need a rudimentary knowledge of what happens when you use one.· Computer literacy and at least a rudimentary knowledge of statistics for business will be critical for advancement or even to survive!· Armed with some rudimentary knowledge of textiles, we can now turn to the evidence of the Tarim Basin.· If you read the magazine regularly and have a rudimentary knowledge of the sport, it shouldn't be a problem.
Gradually, I acquired a rudimentary knowledge of music. my rudimentary German2rudimentary equipment, methods, systems etc are very basic and not advanced: subsistence farming in its most rudimentary form The classroom equipment is pretty rudimentary.