instrumentation

noun in·stru·men·ta·tion \ ˌin(t)-strə-mən-ˈtā-shən , -ˌmen- \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

Examples: instrumentation in a Sentence

Definition of instrumentation

1 : the arrangement or composition of music for instruments especially for a band or orchestra

2 : the use or application of instruments (as for observation, measurement, or control)

3 : instruments for a particular purpose; also : a selection or arrangement of instruments

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Examples of instrumentation in a Sentence

There was a problem with the airplane's instrumentation.

Recent Examples of instrumentation from the Web

The tracks build from piano and earnest percussion toward sometimes lavish instrumentation; the saxophonist Kamasi Washington did arrangements for French horn, tuba, flute and bass clarinet.

— melena ryzik, New York Times, "‘I Never Thought I Would Talk About It.’ So Florence Welch Put It in a Song.," 14 June 2018
The Tennessean infused a significant country edge into Man of the Woods, through both the songwriting and instrumentation.

— drew lazor, Philly.com, "Justin Timberlake plays the hits (and 'The Fresh Prince' theme) at the Wells Fargo Center," 3 June 2018
Pierson: Keith would play instrumentation and Fred would do a poem.

— jordan runtagh, PEOPLE.com, "The B-52s at 40: An Oral History of Their Awesomely Bizarre Beach Party Breakthrough 'Rock Lobster'," 29 May 2018
The college’s process technology and instrumentation programs remain popular among our veteran students.

— valerie sweeten, Houston Chronicle, "Industry hiring: Former military are in demand," 20 May 2018
After a few seconds, his mic came back to life, but the band's instrumentation didn't.

— doug maccash, NOLA.com, "How to be as cool as Lionel Richie at Jazz Fest 2018," 4 May 2018
RADēCO manufactures air sampling instrumentation and other products that detect airborne radiation.

— stephen singer, courant.com, "Measure Protecting U.S. Drone Manufacturing Advances In Congress," 26 May 2018
Giordano, a retired general manager of a wind energy instrumentation company, lives in Somerville, Mass. with her husband.

— susan giordano, Time, "I Took the First FDA-Approved Migraine Prevention Treatment. It Transformed My Life," 18 May 2018
The instrumentation for most of the pieces on this program calls for a very full orchestra, so audience members can expect to see more than 100 players on stage.

— mike giuliano, Howard County Times, "Columbia Orchestra turns to France for 40th season finale," 18 May 2018

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First Known Use of instrumentation

1818

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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