Definitions for fundamentalˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fun•da•men•talˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl(adj.)
serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying:
fundamental principles.
of, pertaining to, or affecting the foundation or basis:
a fundamental revision.
being an original or primary source:
a fundamental idea.
(n.)a basic principle, rule, law, or the like that serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part.
the root of a chord in music. the lowest component in a series of harmonics.
Category: Music and Dance
Physics.the component of lowest frequency in a composite wave.
Category: Physics
Origin of fundamental:
1400–50; late ME < ML fundāmentālis
fun`da•men′tal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
fundamental(noun)
any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business
"fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure"
fundamental, fundamental frequency, first harmonic(adj)
the lowest tone of a harmonic series
cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal(adj)
serving as an essential component
"a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
fundamental, rudimentary, underlying(adj)
being or involving basic facts or principles
"the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
fundamental, profound(adj)
far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
"the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fundamental(adjective)ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl
relating to what is most basic and important
the fundamental difference between us; to make fundamental changes
Wiktionary
fundamental(Noun)
A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of linear algebra.
fundamental(Adjective)
Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary; as, a fundamental truth; a fundamental axiom.
One of the fundamental reasons I can't give birth is that I am, in fact, a man.
Origin: From fundamentalis, from fundamentum, from fundare, from fundus
Webster Dictionary
Fundamental(adj)
pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary; as, a fundamental truth; a fundamental axiom
Fundamental(noun)
a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of the Christian faith
Translations for fundamental
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
fundamental(adjective)
of great importance; essential; basic
Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.
- fundamenteelAfrikaans

- أصْلي ، جَوْهَري ،أوَّلي، أساسيArabic

- фундаменталенBulgarian

- fundamentalPortuguese (BR)

- podstatný, základníCzech

- grundlegendGerman

- afgørende; fundamentalDanish

- βασικός, θεμελιώδηςGreek

- fundamentalSpanish

- põhilineEstonian

- اساسیFarsi

- perustavanlaatuinenFinnish

- fondamentalFrench

- בְּסִיסִיHebrew

- मूलभूतHindi

- osnovan, bitan, temeljniCroatian

- alapvetőHungarian

- sangat pentingIndonesian

- grundvallar-, undirstöðu-Icelandic

- fondamentaleItalian

- 基本的なJapanese

- 기본이 되는Korean

- esminisLithuanian

- būtisks; pamata-Latvian

- asasMalay

- fundamenteelDutch

- grunnleggende, fundamentalNorwegian

- zasadniczyPolish

- اساسیPersian

- اساسیPashto

- fundamentalPortuguese

- fundamentalRomanian

- совершенно необходимыйRussian

- základnýSlovak

- temeljnega pomenaSlovenian

- fundamentalanSerbian

- fundamental, grundläggandeSwedish

- ที่เป็นพื้นฐานThai

- temel, esasTurkish

- 十分重要的,基本的,基礎的Chinese (Trad.)

- основний; істотнийUkrainian

- اساسیUrdu

- cơ bản; chủ yếuVietnamese

- 十分重要的,基本的,基础的Chinese (Simp.)

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