рудиме́нт — meaning in English

English meaning

• rudiment noun A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
• vestige noun A mark left on the earth by a foot.

Senses

рудиме́нт is used for these senses in English:

• rudiment (biology) A body part that no longer has a function
• vestige (biology) A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.

rudiment — full definition

1. noun A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
2. noun A form that lacks full or complex development.
3. noun A body part that no longer has a function
4. noun In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.

vestige — full definition

1. noun A mark left on the earth by a foot.
2. noun A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
3. noun A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.
4. noun The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.

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