| Instrument |
n. |
That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments. |
| Instrument |
n. |
A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced; as, a musical instrument. |
| Instrument |
n. |
A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to some act; a writing expressive of some act, contract, process, as a deed, contract, writ, etc. |
| Instrument |
n. |
One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent. |
| Instrument |
v. t. |
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra. |
| Instrumental |
a. |
Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business. |
| Instrumental |
a. |
Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music. |
| Instrumental |
a. |
Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms. |
| Instrumentalism |
n. |
The view that the sanction of truth is its utility, or that truth is genuine only in so far as it is a valuable instrument. |
| Instrumentalist |
n. |
One who plays upon an instrument of music, as distinguished from a vocalist. |
| Instrumentalities |
pl. |
of Instrumentality |
| Instrumentality |
n. |
The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency. |
| Instrumentally |
adv. |
By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end. |
| Instrumentally |
adv. |
With instruments of music; as, a song instrumentally accompanied. |
| Instrumentalness |
n. |
Usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality. |
| Instrumentary |
a. |
Instrumental. |
| Instrumentation |
n. |
The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency. |
| Instrumentation |
n. |
The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band. |
| Instrumentation |
n. |
The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect. |
| Instrumentist |
n. |
A performer on a musical instrument; an instrumentalist. |
