instrumentation

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnstrəmɛnˈteɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪnstrəmɛnˈteɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′strə men tāshən)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•stru•men•ta•tion /ˌɪnstrəmɛnˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Music and Dancethe arranging of music for instruments.
  2. the use of instruments.
  3. an arrangement of instruments, as on a car's dashboard:The instrumentation on this year's model is efficient.
See -stru-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•stru•men•ta•tion  (in′strə men tāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancethe arranging of music for instruments, esp. for an orchestra.
  2. Music and Dancethe 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.
  • instrument (verb, verbal) + -ation 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
instrumentation /ˌɪnstrəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ 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
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