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adjective

1. Arising from or going to the root or source: basal, basic, foundational, original, primary, radical, underlying. See surface/depth.
2. Of or being an irreducible element: basic, elemental, elementary, essential, primitive, ultimate, underlying. See surface/depth.
3. Constituting or forming part of the essence of something: basic, constitutional, constitutive, essential, integral, vital. See be, surface/depth.

noun

1. A fundamental irreducible constituent of a whole: basic, element, essential, rudiment (often used in plural). Idioms: part and parcel. See part/whole.
2. A fundamental principle or underlying concept: base¹, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, root¹, rudiment (often used in plural). See over/under.
3. A broad and basic rule or truth: axiom, law, principle, theorem, universal. See order/disorder.

adj

Definition: basic, important
Antonyms: additional, advanced, auxiliary, extra, minor, secondary, subordinate, trivial, unimportant

n

Definition: basic, essential part
Antonyms: addition, auxiliary, extra, subordinate, trivia

In acoustics, the lowest note in a harmonic series of frequencies that are multiples of its frequency.

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Any note that sounds, producing overtones in the harmonic series.

IN BRIEF: Basic, essential or most important.

Provision for others is a fundamental responsibility of human life. — Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).

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sign description: The sign BASIC is done with an F handshape.

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For a list of words related to fundamental, see:

• Acoustics - fundamental: lowest frequency of sound produced by an instrument or other tone source
• Harmony, Melody, and Structure - fundamental: root note of a chord
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - fundamental: minimum determining aspect or part of something

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Common misspelling(s) of fundamental

• fundametal

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - grund-, fundamental
n. - grundtræk, grundtone

Nederlands (Dutch)
fundamenteel, belangrijk, diepgeworteld, basis-, beginsel, het deel met de laagste frequentie, grondakkoord

Français (French)
adj. - fondamental, principal, essentiel, capital
n. - les fondements, les règles de base

Deutsch (German)
n. - Grundlage, Grundton
adj. - Grund-, elementar, fundamental, grundlegend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θεμελιώδης αρχή, βασικό ή θεμελιώδες στοιχείο
adj. - βασικός, θεμελιώδης, κεφαλαιώδης

Italiano (Italian)
principio, tonica, fondamentale, essenziale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fundamentos (m pl)
adj. - básico

Русский (Russian)
основа, основной, существенный, фундаментальный, необходимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - fundamental, básico, esencial, principio, tono o nota fundamental
n. - principio, tono o nota fundamental, fundamento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grundläggande
adj. - fundamental, grund-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
基本的, 原音的, 重要的, 基本原则, 根本法则, 纲要

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 基本的, 原音的, 重要的
n. - 基本原則, 根本法則, 綱要

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기본이 되는, 근본적인, 기본형의
n. - 기본, 원칙, 화음의 근음, 기본파

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 基本の, 根本的な, 重要な, 基本的な
n. - 基本, 原理, 原則

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الأساسي , القاعدة (صفه) أساسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בסיסי, יסודי‬
n. - ‮כלל, עיקרון או סעיף יסודי‬

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