Meanings of rudimentary knowledge in English

Even with my rudimentary knowledge of Adem hand-talk I knew what that meant.

He then applied our poorly articulated, rudimentary knowledge of aerodynamics to construct this Photoshop mockup.

Hiro, who has a rudimentary knowledge of electrical stuff, acts as gofer and limp-dicked adviser.

I'd come to Cambodia with a fairly rudimentary knowledge of what had happened here only 30 years ago.

A single driver, armed with a rudimentary knowledge of fluid dynamics, can dissipate or prevent a miles-long jam.

Women had no more need of hunting lore than men had of more than rudimentary knowledge of plants.

He had got by in this job with mere bluster and a rudimentary knowledge of weaponry and tactics.

In my view, a rudimentary knowledge of the history of science is also of great importance to any citizen.

The man, a ruddy animal with some rudimentary knowledge of his profession, pronounced the ailment "mountain fever."

There have been Firsts who had only a rudimentary knowledge of healing, but it was more than compensated for by ability in other areas.

Too often the newspaper subaltern obtaining promotion through aptitudes peculiarly his own, has failed to acquire even the most rudimentary knowledge of his art.

Moreover, I cannot discuss philosophy or metaphysics intelligently, because I have not to-day the rudimentary knowledge necessary to understand what it is all about.

They apparently have a rudimentary knowledge of ultra-waves, but do not use them intelligently-theycannot neutralize even these ordinary forces we are now employing.

Often the pastors had first to give to invalids, cripples, shoemakers, tailors, watchmen, and herdsmen the rudimentary knowledge they in turn imparted to the children.

The links between rudimentary knowledge of brain circuits (we are stuck with computer metaphors) and the language of the mind are inevitably stretched beyond capacity.