'Instrumentation' definitions:
Definition of 'instrumentation'
(from WordNet)
noun
An artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end [syn: instrumentality, instrumentation]
noun
The act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
noun
The instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
noun
The act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments [syn: orchestration, instrumentation]
Definition of 'Instrumentation'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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.
- 3. 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]
- 4. The act of furnishing or attaching instruments to/ [PJC]
- 5. The set of instruments included in a system; as, a harvester with modern instrumentation. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'instrumentation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Instrumentation'
- Instrument,
- Instrumental,
- Instrumentalism,
- Instrumentalities,
- Instrumentality,
- Instrumentally,
- Instrumentalness,
- instrumentate,
- instrumented,
- Bow instrument,
- Circular instruments,
- Instrumental errors,
- Leveling instrument,
- Meridian instrument,
- Repeating instruments,
- Transit instrument,
- Universal instrument,
- Wind instrument,
- brass instrument,
- commercial instrument,
- debt instrument,
- derivative instrument,
- drafting instrument,
- electronic instrument,
- execution of instrument,
- instrument flying,
- instrument landing,
- instrument of execution,
- instrument of punishment,
- instrument of torture,
- instrument panel,
- instrumental conditioning,
- instrumental goods,
- instrumental music,
- instrumental role,
- keyboard instrument,
- legal instrument,
- measuring instrument,
- medical instrument,
- music instrumental,
- musical instrument,
- navigational instrument,
- negotiable instrument,
- optical instrument,
- percussion instrument,
- percussive instrument,
- recording instrument,
- reed instrument,
- scientific instrument,
- sealed instrument,
- stringed instrument,
- surgical instrument,
- surveying instrument,
- surveyor's instrument,
- woodwind instrument,
- bowed stringed instrument,
- electronic musical instrument,
- test instrument vehicle,
- beating-reed instrument,
- double-reed instrument,
- free-reed instrument,
- musical instrument digital interface,
- single-reed instrument,
- Prime-vertical transit instrument,
- time-delay measuring instrument