instrumentation
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strə noun
1.
the arranging of music for instruments, especially for an orchestra.
2.
the list of instruments for which a composition is scored.
3.
the use of, or work done by, instruments.
4.
instrumental agency; instrumentality.
5.
the science of developing, manufacturing, and utilizing instruments, especially those used in science and industry.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the instruments specified in a musical score or arrangement |
| 2. | the arrangement of a piece of music for an orchestra; orchestration |
| 3. | the study of the characteristics of musical instruments |
| 4. | the use of instruments or tools |
| 5. | means; agency |
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Example sentences
Attaching instrumentation to pigeons easier than you might think.
Some day perhaps we'll have better telescopes and instrumentation.
That's because he and his fellow observers were fighting the limits of their instrumentation.
Murphy's aesthetic is formed by both rock and dance, genres that don't usually share the same approach to live instrumentation.
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