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instrumentality |
instrumentally |
instrumentalness |
instrumentary |
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instrumentation
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instrumentation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun instrumentation has 4 senses
- instrumentation(n = noun.artifact) instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end; Array is a kind of artefact, artifact
- instrumentation(n = noun.act) Array - the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation; Array is a kind of effectuation, implementation
- instrumentation(n = noun.communication) Array - the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra; Array is a kind of arrangement, musical arrangement
- instrumentation(n = noun.act) orchestration - the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments; Array is a kind of arrangement, arranging, transcription
has particulars: ceramic, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion, container, conveyance, transport, device, equipment, furnishing, hardware, ironware, implement, means, system, toilet articles, toiletry, arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system, medium
Derived form verb instrument1
Derived form verb instrument1
Derived form verb instrument2
CIDE DICTIONARY
instrumentation, n.
- The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency. [1913 Webster]"Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for our human use or handling of so great a fact."
- The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.
- The act of using instruments to measure or control the behavior of an object, as a patient in a hospital or a machine being tested while under development. [PJC]
- The act of furnishing or attaching instruments to/ [PJC]
- The set of instruments included in a system; as, a harvester with modern instrumentation. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
instrumentation, n.
1 a the arrangement or composition of music for a particular group of musical instruments. b the instruments used in any one piece of music.
2 a the design, provision, or use of instruments in industry, science, etc. b such instruments collectively.
1 a the arrangement or composition of music for a particular group of musical instruments. b the instruments used in any one piece of music.
2 a the design, provision, or use of instruments in industry, science, etc. b such instruments collectively.
Etymology
F f. instrumenter (as INSTRUMENT)
THESAURUS
instrumentation
adaptation, agency, agent, appraisal, appraisement, approximation, arrangement, assessment, assize, assizement, calculation, channel, computation, correction, determination, estimate, estimation, evaluation, gauging, harmonization, industrial instrumentation, instrument, instrumentality, intonation, mean, measure, measurement, measuring, medium, mensuration, metric system, ministry, missilery, modulation, orchestration, organ, phrasing, preparation, quantification, quantization, rating, resolution, rocketry, setting, solution, survey, surveying, suspension, telemetering, telemetry, tone painting, tooling, transcription, triangulation, valuation, vehicle
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