fund amental note
dəˈmɛn adjective
1.
serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
2.
of, pertaining to, or affecting the foundation or basis: a fundamental revision.
3.
being an original or primary source: a fundamental idea.
4.
Music. (of a chord) having its root as its lowest note.
noun
5.
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.
6.
Also called fundamental note, fundamental tone. Music.
a.
the root of a chord.
b.
the generator of a series of harmonics.
7.
Physics. the component of lowest frequency in a composite wave.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin fundāmentālis of, belonging to a foundation. See fundament, -al1
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin fundāmentālis of, belonging to a foundation. See fundament, -al1
Related forms
fun·da·men·tal·i·ty, fun·da·men·tal·ness, noun
fun·da·men·tal·ly, adverb
non·fun·da·men·tal, adjective, noun
non·fun·da·men·tal·ly, adverb
un·fun·da·men·tal, adjective
Synonyms
1. indispensable, primary.
1. indispensable, primary.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, involving, or comprising a foundation; basic |
| 2. | of, involving, or comprising a source; primary |
| 3. | music denoting or relating to the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series |
| 4. | of or concerned with the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration |
| —n | |
| 5. | a principle, law, etc, that serves as the basis of an idea or system |
| 6. | a. the principal or lowest note of a harmonic series |
| b. the bass note of a chord in root position | |
| 7. | physics fundamental frequency, Also called: first harmonic |
| a. the component of lowest frequency in a complex vibration | |
| b. the frequency of this component | |
| fundamen'tality | |
| —n | |
| funda'mentalness | |
| —n | |
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fundamental
mid-15c., "primary, original, pertaining to a foundation," modeled on L.L. fundamentalis "of the foundation," from L. fundamentum "foundation" (see fundament). Related: Fundamentally. Fundamentals "primary principles or rules" of anything is from 1630s.
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