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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fun•da•men•tal /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/USA pronunciation adj. - serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis;
basic:fundamental principles of physics. - of great importance;
essential:a fundamental revision of a theory. - being an original or primary source;
being a starting point:a fundamental idea.
n. [countable] - a basic principle, rule, law, or the like:the fundamentals of engineering.
fun•da•men•tal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fun•da•men•tal (fun′də men′tl),USA pronunciation adj. - serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis;
basic;
underlying:fundamental principles; the fundamental structure. - of, pertaining to, or affecting the foundation or basis:a fundamental revision.
- being an original or primary source:a fundamental idea.
- Music and Dance(of a chord) having its root as its lowest note.
n. - a basic principle, rule, law, or the like, that serves as the groundwork of a system;
essential part:to master the fundamentals of a trade. - Music and DanceAlso called fun′damen′tal note′, fun′damen′tal tone′.
- the root of a chord.
- the generator of a series of harmonics.
- Physicsthe component of lowest frequency in a composite wave.
- Medieval Latin fundāmentālis of, belonging to a foundation. See fundament, -al1
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indispensable, primary.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fundamental /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/ adj - of, involving, or comprising a foundation; basic
- of, involving, or comprising a source; primary
- denoting or relating to the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series
n - a principle, law, etc, that serves as the basis of an idea or system
- the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series
- the bass note of a chord in root position
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