FUNDAMENTAL MEASURE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase fundamental measure. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FUNDAMENTAL MEASURE
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basic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • pertaining to or constituting a base or basis noun • (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant • a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use adjective satellite • reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality • serving as a base or starting point • of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base | ||||||||
elementary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education adjective satellite • easy and not involved or complicated • of or being the essential or basic part | ||||||||
essential | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • basic and fundamental • being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc • defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary • of the greatest importance | ||||||||
key | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) • something crucial for explaining • pitch of the voice • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music • a kilogram of a narcotic drug • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida • (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court • a list of answers to a test • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed adjective satellite • serving as an essential component verb • identify as in botany or biology, for example • provide with a key • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key • regulate the musical pitch of • harmonize with or adjust to | ||||||||
primary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary noun • a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing • (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it • coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit adjective satellite • not derived from or reducible to something else; basic • most important element • of or being the essential or basic part | ||||||||
principal | nounn | |||||||
noun • the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated • the educator who has executive authority for a school • an actor who plays a principal role • capital as contrasted with the income derived from it • (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement • the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account adjective satellite • most important element | ||||||||
quintessential | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • representing the perfect example of a class or quality | ||||||||
rudimentary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being or involving basic facts or principles • being in the earliest stages of development • not fully developed in mature animals | ||||||||
underlying | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in the nature of something though not readily apparent • located beneath or below • being or involving basic facts or principles | ||||||||
foundational | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • Of, or relating to a foundation or foundations • Fundamental or underlying | ||||||||
fundamental quantity | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |