HyperDic: fundamental

English > 5 senses of the word *fundamental*:
ADJECTIVE	all	fundamental, cardinal, central, key, primal	serving as an essential component
	all	fundamental, rudimentary, underlying	being or involving basic facts or principles
	all	fundamental, profound	far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
NOUN	event	fundamental	any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business
NOUN	cognition	fundamental, fundamental frequency, first harmonic	the lowest tone of a harmonic series

fundamental > pronunciation
Sounds	fah.ndahmeh'nahl; fah.ndahmeh'ntahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *fundamental*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Serving as an essential component.
Examples	"an example that was fundamental to the argument" "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
Synonyms	cardinal, central, key, primal
Broader	important, of import	Of great significance / significance or value
Spanish	básico, central, elemental, esencial, fundamental, primordial
Catalan	bàsic, central, clau, elemental, essencial, fonamental, primordial

English > *fundamental*: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Being or involving basic facts or principles.
Examples	"the fundamental laws of the universe" "a fundamental incomatibility between them"
Synonyms	rudimentary, underlying
Broader	basic	pertaining to or constituting / constituting a base or basis
Spanish	fundamental, rudimentario, subyacente
Catalan	fundamental, subjacent
Adverbs	fundamentally	in essence

English > *fundamental*: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something.
Examples	"the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred" "the book underwent fundamental changes" "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"
Synonym	profound
Broader	significant, important	Important in effect or meaning / meaning

English > *fundamental*: 5 senses > noun 1, event
Meaning	Any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business.
Example	"fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure"
Broader	factor	Anything that contributes causally to a result

English > *fundamental*: 5 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	The lowest tone of a harmonic series.
Synonyms	fundamental frequency, first harmonic
Broader	harmonic	A tone that is a component of a complex sound
Spanish	primer armónico, tono fundamental
Catalan	primer harmònic, to fonamental

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