Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Elementary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Elementary \El`e*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. elementarius: cf. F.
['e]l['e]mentaire.]
1. Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting
of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an
elementary substance.
2. Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or
first principles of anything; initial; rudimental;
introductory; as, an elementary treatise.
3. Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth,
fire. ``Some luminous and fiery impressions in the
elementary region.'' --J. Spencer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
elementary
adj 1: easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem
in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a
simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the
problem" [syn: {simple}, {uncomplicated}, {unproblematic}]
2: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need
for love and nurturing" [syn: {primary}]
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