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instrumental
in·stru·men·tal I0171400 (ĭn′strə-mĕn′tl)adj.1. Serving as a means or agency; implemental: was instrumental in solving the crime.2. Of, relating to, or accomplished with an instrument or tool.3. Music Performed on or written for an instrument.4. Grammar Of, relating to, or being the case used typically to express means, agency, or accompaniment.5. Of or relating to instrumentalism.n.1. a. Grammar The instrumental case.b. A word or form in the instrumental case.2. Music A composition for one or more instruments, usually without vocal accompaniment.
in′stru·men′tal·ly adv.instrumental (ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntəl) adj1. serving as a means or influence; helpful2. of, relating to, or characterized by an instrument or instruments3. (Pop Music) played by or composed for musical instruments4. (Grammar) grammar denoting a case of nouns, etc, in certain inflected languages, indicating the instrument used in performing an action, usually translated into English using the prepositions with or by means ofn5. (Jazz) a piece of music composed for instruments rather than for voices6. (Grammar) grammar a. the instrumental caseb. a word or speech element in the instrumental case ˌinstrumenˈtality n ˌinstruˈmentally advin•stru•men•tal (ˌɪn strəˈmɛn tl)
adj. 1. serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful. 2. performed on or written for a musical instrument or instruments. 3. of or pertaining to an instrument or tool. 4. of or designating a grammatical case or form typically indicating means or agency. n. 5. a. the instrumental case. b. a word in the instrumental case. 6. a piece of music played by an instrument or a group of instruments. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin] in`stru•men′tal•ly, adv. instrumentalUsed to describe a case of nouns that indicate the means by which something is done.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | instrumental - relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble"vocal - relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions" | | 2. | instrumental - serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime"implemental, subservienthelpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function |
instrumentaladjective active, involved, influential, useful, helpful, conducive, contributory, of help or service He was instrumental in the release of some of the hostages.Translationsinstrument (ˈinstrəmənt) noun1. a tool, especially if used for delicate scientific or medical work. medical/surgical/mathematical instruments. 儀器 仪器2. (also musical instrument) an apparatus for producing musical sounds. He can play the piano, violin and several other instruments. 樂器 乐器ˌinstruˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective performed on, or written for, musical instrument(s) rather than voices. She likes instrumental music. 樂器的 乐器的，仪器的 ˌinstruˈmentalist (-ˈmen-) noun a person who plays a musical instrument. There are three instrumentalists and one singer in the group. 樂器演奏者 乐器演奏者instrumental
instrumental in (doing something)Particularly influential in causing something to happen. Anna was instrumental in getting both parties to finally agree to a deal.See also: instrumentalinstrumental in doing somethingplaying an important part in doing something. John was instrumental in getting the contract to build the new building. Our senator was instrumental in defeating the bill.See also: instrumentalinstrumental
instrumental, in the grammar of certain languages (e.g., Russian), the casecase,
in language, one of the several possible forms of a given noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function (see inflection); in inflected languages it is usually indicated by a series of suffixes attached to a stem, as in Latin amicus,
..... Click the link for more information. referring to means or instrument. The Latin ablativeablative
[Lat.,=carrying off], in Latin grammar, the case used in a number of circumstances, particularly with certain prepositions and in locating place or time. The term is also used in the grammar of some languages (e.g., Sanskrit, Finnish) for a case of separation, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. may in some instances be termed instrumental.instrumental a piece of music composed for instruments rather than for voices instrumental
instrumental1. Pert. to instruments. 2. Important in achieving a result or goal.Patient discussion about instrumentalQ. How do i know what essential tools/instruments i need to buy for my baby? A. we bought a lot of crap when out first born came along. most of it was really not useful and we could easily do without. form what i remember, we should have bought maybe second hand crib and not a new one, all this miniature outfits were really expendable. the baby grows VERY fast. all kind of shoes- until the day he start walking, it's just a waste of time. More discussions about instrumentalFinancialSeeinstrumentinstrumental
Related to instrumental: instrumental musicSynonyms for instrumentaladj activeSynonyms- active
- involved
- influential
- useful
- helpful
- conducive
- contributory
- of help or service
Synonyms for instrumentaladj relating to or designed for or performed on musical instrumentsAntonymsadj serving or acting as a means or aidSynonymsRelated Words |