instruction

in·struc·tion

noun \in-ˈstrək-shən\

Definition of INSTRUCTION

1

a : precept <prevailing cultural instructions>

b : a direction calling for compliance : order —usually used in plural <had instructions not to admit strangers>

c plural : an outline or manual of technical procedure : directions

d : a code that tells a computer to perform a particular operation

2

: the action, practice, or profession of teaching

— in·struc·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

Examples of INSTRUCTION

1. You should read each instruction carefully.
2. Their instruction was to deliver the package by five o'clock.
3. The after-school program offers reading instruction to students who need it.
4. The computer can handle one million instructions per second.

First Known Use of INSTRUCTION

15th century

Related to INSTRUCTION

Synonyms

behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, directive, do, edict, imperative, injunction, command, order, word

Related Words

demand, requirement; mandate; countermand, counterorder; law, precept, prescript, prescription, rule; ordinance, regulation, statute

Near Antonyms

appeal, entreaty, petition, plea, urging; proposal, recommendation, suggestion

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with INSTRUCTION

abduction, adduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, obstruction, production, reduction, seduction, subduction, transduction