Isolation stations have also been classified as « rudimentary », without water, electricity and waste disposal. One problem is that our scientific understanding of food is still rudimentary. Of course, there were times when Pat showed intelligence, but it was the most rudimentary kind. As modern panpsychists such as Alfred North Whitehead, David Ray Griffin, Galen Strawson and others have argued, each matter has some ability to feel, albeit a very rudimentary feeling in most configurations of matter. The word rude means simple or offensive – and people who have only a rudimentary understanding of good manners may not know how these belchings are rude. If you remember that the word rude is the basis of the rudimentary, you will have a rudimentary understanding of the word. While I was participating, they immersed themselves in a rudimentary, damp shelter they had dug in a nearby forest. Blumenthal, a courteous 68-year-old gentleman in a perfectly crispy blue shirt, reaps the laughter by eradicating his rudimentary Spanish. This may sound rudimentary, but it`s not a normal finding in our post-update review. Again, the entire outer ear can be considered a rudimentary structure, as it does not seem to support hearing in humans. Fitbit has come a long way since its first rudimentary clip-on trackers, which used motion sensors to track movement, sleep, and calories burned. They were carpenters who made chairs, beds and other rudimentary furniture for the locals.

Its rudimentary form is the attraction between atoms, which extends into the attraction between spheres. Rudimentary means basic or at a very early stage. The test should be simple: it requires only a rudimentary understanding of the materials. Since the densely woven wool fabric serves as a rudimentary shell and blocks a bit of wind, the double in front of the sweater will keep you comfortable while cycling or skiing without preventing your back from losing heat. They struggle to provide rudimentary care to wounded combatants and civilians while avoiding bombs, missiles and bullets. The original of this piece is limited to the work of passage and is not yet out of the rudimentary stage. Accommodation was cheap, manners were simple, and knowledge of the gay city was less than rudimentary. Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your essential guide to English language problems.