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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 fun•da•men•tal /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic:fundamental principles of physics.
of great importance; essential:a fundamental revision of a theory.
being an original or primary source; being a starting point:a fundamental idea.
n. [ countable ]
a basic principle, rule, law, or the like:the fundamentals of engineering.
fun•da•men•tal•ly , adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 fun•da•men•tal
(fun′də men′ tl),USA pronunciation adj.
serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying:fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
of, pertaining to, or affecting the foundation or basis:a fundamental revision.
being an original or primary source:a fundamental idea.
Music and Dance (of a chord) having its root as its lowest note.
n.
a basic principle, rule, law, or the like, that serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part:to master the fundamentals of a trade.
Music and Dance Also called fun′ damen′ tal note′ , fun′ damen′ tal tone′ .
the root of a chord.
the generator of a series of harmonics.
Physics the component of lowest frequency in a composite wave.
Medieval Latin fundāmentālis of, belonging to a foundation. See fundament, -al 1 late Middle English 1400–50
fun′da•men•tal′ i•ty, fun′da•men′ tal•ness , n.
fun′da•men′ tal•ly , adv.
1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indispensable, primary.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fundamental / ˌfʌndəˈmɛntə l / of, involving, or comprising a foundation; basic of, involving, or comprising a source; primary denoting or relating to the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series a principle, law, etc, that serves as the basis of an idea or system : teaching small children the fundamentals of road safety the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series the bass note of a chord in root position ˌfundamenˈtality , ˌfundaˈmentalness