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instrumentation - 4 dictionary results

in⋅stru⋅men⋅ta⋅tion

[in-struh-men-tey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the arranging of music for instruments, esp. 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, esp. those used in science and industry.

Origin:
1835–45; instrument (v.) + -ation
in·stru·men·ta·tion   (ĭn'strə-měn-tā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The application or use of instruments.
  2. Music
    1. The study and practice of arranging music for instruments.
    2. The arrangement or orchestration resulting from such practice.
    3. A list of instruments used in an orchestration.
    4. The study, development, and manufacture of instruments, as for scientific or industrial use.
    5. Instruments for a specific purpose.
    1. The study, development, and manufacture of instruments, as for scientific or industrial use.
    2. Instruments for a specific purpose.
  3. Instrumentality.

Instrumentation

In`stru*men*ta"tion\, n. 1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency.

Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for our human use or handling of so great a fact. --H. Bushnell.

2. (Mus.) (a) The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band. (b) The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect.

Main Entry: in·stru·men·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "in(t)-str&-m&n-'tA-sh&n, -"men-
Function: noun
: a use of oroperation with instruments; especially : the use of one or more instruments in treating a patient (as in the passing of a cystoscope)
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