Definition of Instrumentation

1. Noun. An artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end.


2. Noun. The act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation.
Generic synonyms: Effectuation, Implementation
Derivative terms: Instrument

3. Noun. The instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra.
Generic synonyms: Arrangement, Musical Arrangement

4. Noun. The act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments.
Exact synonyms: Orchestration
Generic synonyms: Arrangement, Arranging, Transcription
Derivative terms: Instrument, Orchestrate

Definition of Instrumentation

1. n. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency.

Definition of Instrumentation

1. Noun. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency. ¹

2. Noun. The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band. ¹

3. Noun. The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect. ¹

4. Noun. On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Instrumentation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Instrumentation

1. 1. The use of instruments. 2. In dentistry, the application of armamentarium in a restorative procedure. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Instrumentation

instrumentalist
instrumentalists
instrumentality
instrumentalization
instrumentalizations
instrumentalize
instrumentalized
instrumentalizes
instrumentalizing
instrumentally
instrumentalness
instrumentals
instrumentarium
instrumentary
instrumentate
instrumentation (current term)
instrumentations
instrumented
instrumenting
instrumentist
instrumentists
instrumentlike
instruments
instyle
instyled
instyles
instyling
insuavity
insubjection
insubmergible

Literary usage of Instrumentation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Beneficial Uses and Production of Isotopes: 2000 Update by Nea, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"However, this type of application has less economic significance than the nucleonic instrumentation or radiation processing. 2.2.7 Nucleonic instrumentation ..."

2. Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing And Employing America for a by Cosepup, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (2007)
"ACTION B-3: ADVANCED RESEARCH instrumentation AND FACILITIES The federal government should establish a National Coordination Office for Advanced Research ..."

3. Small Business Innovation Research: Program Solicitation (1993)
"MATERIALS SCIENCES instrumentation The DOE Materials Sciences program supports ... Areas of interest in this topic focus on instrumentation for synchrotron ..."

4. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"CHAPTER VI instrumentation Influence of New Instruments in the Development of ... instrumentation is the art of adapting musical ideas to the varied ..."

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