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How to pronounce instrumentation

nounC1
ihnstruhmehnTAYshn

/ˌɪn.stɹə.mɛnˈtʰeɪ.ʃn̩/

5 syllables · Stress the fourth syllable.

The instruments and systems used to measure, monitor, or control a machine, process, or experiment.

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Meanings & examples

nountechnicalless common

The instruments and systems used to measure, monitor, or control a machine, process, or experiment.

The plant upgraded its instrumentation to measure pressure more accurately.

New instrumentation helped engineers detect the leak.

Common phrases & grammar

industrial instrumentation · process instrumentation · control instrumentation · instrumentation system

instrumentation for + noun

instrumentation used to + verb

nountechnicalless common

The choice and combination of instruments for a piece of music, or the study of this choice.

The composer wrote the instrumentation for a small chamber ensemble.

The film's quiet mood comes from its unusual instrumentation.

Common phrases & grammar

orchestral instrumentation · unusual instrumentation · instrumentation of a piece

the instrumentation of + noun

instrumentation for + noun

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