plural of rudiment

(transitive) To ground; to settle in first principles.

(often in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning. / (often in the plural) A form that lacks full or complex development.

simple past tense and past participle of rudiment

present participle of rudiment

plural of rudimentation

(zoology) The process of an organ being reduced to a rudimentary form. / (zoology) The rudimentary form that results from this process.

(uncommon) Rudimentary.