fun´da|men´tal|ly

fun´da|men´tal|ly
fun|da|men|tal «FUHN duh MEHN tuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or forming a foundation or basis; essential: »

Reading is a fundamental skill. The ideas of strict law and order were fundamental to all his political teaching (George Eliot).

 SYNONYM(S): basic, indispensable, underlying, elementary.
2. Music. a) having to do with the lowest note of a chord. b) designating a chord of which the root is the lowest note. c) having to do with the first note or tone of an overtone series.
3. Physics. of or denoting a fundamental.
–n.
1. something fundamental; essential part: »

the fundamentals of grammar. Every year thousands of teen-agers learn the fundamentals of our American economy (Newsweek).

2. Music. a) = fundamental tone. (Cf. ↑fundamental tone) b) = fundamental bass. (Cf. ↑fundamental bass)
3. Physics. that component of a wave which has the greatest wave length or lowest frequency.
╂[< Late Latin fundāmentālis < Latin fundāmentum; see etym. under fundament (Cf. ↑fundament)]
–fun´da|men´tal|ly, adverb.

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