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The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency.

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  1. n. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency.
  2. n. The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.
  3. n. The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect.
  4. n. an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
  5. n. the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
  6. n. the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
  7. n. the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
  8. 1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency. Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for our human use or handling of so great a fact. H. Bushnell. 2. (Mus.) (a) The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band. (b) The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect.
  9. n:100 n. the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation n. the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra