INSTRUMENTING
Verb
instrumenting
present participle of instrument
Source: Wiktionary
INSTRUMENT
In"stru*ment, n. Etym: [F. instrument, L. instrumentum. See
Instruct.]
1. That by means of which any work is performed, or result is
effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a
mechanic; astronomical instruments.
All the lofty instruments of war. Shak.
2. A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced;
as, a musical instrument.
Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Ps. cl. 4.
But signs when songs and instruments he hears. Dryden.
3. (Law)
Definition: A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to some
act; a writing expressive of some act, contract, process, as a deed,
contract, writ, etc. Burrill.
4. One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a
purpose; a medium, means, or agent.
Or useful serving man and instrument, To any sovereign state. Shak.
The bold are but the instruments of the wise. Dryden.
Syn.
– Tool; implement; utensil; machine; apparatus; channel; agent.
In"stru*ment, v. t.
Definition: To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument;
as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition