instrumentation
English
noun
Definitions
- The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments
- 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 or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance
- On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions.
Etymology
Suffix from English instrument.
Origin
English
instrument
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bioinstrument English
- bioinstrumentation English
- hyperinstrument English
- instrument English
- instrumentary English
- instrumentational English
- instrumentist English
- instrumentlike English
- instrumently English
- microinstrument English
- postinstrumentation English
- reinstrument English
- reinstrumentation English
- instrument Middle English