| essential |
fundamental; necessary; indispensable. [1/4 definitions] |
| force of nature |
in physics, any one of the fundamental forces that occur in nature, including electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force, strong nuclear force, and gravitational force. [1/3 definitions] |
| harmonics |
(used with a pl. verb) partial tones or overtones of a fundamental musical tone. [1/2 definitions] |
| inalienable rights |
fundamental rights that cannot be removed, surrendered, or transferred to another person. The Declaration of Independence identifies "life, liberty, and the pursuit of independence" as inalienable rights. |
| Koran |
the fundamental sacred text of Islam, believed to have been revealed to Muhammad by Allah and serving as the basis of Muslim religion, law, and secular conduct. |
| mores |
the behaviors and manners accepted and expected in a social group, embodying its fundamental moral standards. |
| nitty-gritty |
(informal) the fundamental elements, issues, details, or the like. |
| organic |
being an integral or fundamental part of a whole. [1/6 definitions] |
| overblow |
to play (a wind instrument) by blowing so as to sound higher overtones instead of the fundamental tone. [2/3 definitions] |
| photon |
the fundamental unit of electromagnetic energy with zero mass, no electrical charge, and a spin of one, usu. regarded as an elementary particle. |
| Planck's constant |
the fundamental constant in quantum mechanics that expresses the ratio of the radiant energy of one quantum to the frequency of radiation. |
| postulate |
a primary or fundamental principle. [1/7 definitions] |
| pragmatic |
a decree issued by a sovereign head that is adopted as fundamental law; pragmatic sanction. [1/4 definitions] |
| pragmatic sanction |
a royal decree that becomes or has the force of a fundamental law of the land. |
| primal |
first in importance; primary or fundamental. [1/2 definitions] |
| primary |
most basic or fundamental. [2/7 definitions] |
| prime |
fundamental; basic. [1/17 definitions] |
| primordial |
fundamental or original. [1/2 definitions] |
| pyrimidine |
an organic compound that is the fundamental form of certain bases that are constituents of nucleic acids. [1/2 definitions] |
| quantum bit |
a fundamental unit of information in quantum computing that is equivalent to the binary bit used in traditional computing; qubit. Whereas the binary bit can only exist in two states (0 or 1), the quantum bit can exist in three states (0, 1, or 0 and 1 simultaneously). |
| qubit |
a fundamental unit of information in quantum computing that is equivalent to the binary bit used in traditional computing; quantum bit. Whereas the binary bit can only exist in two states (0 or 1), the qubit can exist in three states (0, 1, or 0 and 1 simultaneously). |