Instrumental word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "instrumental" word

[adjective] serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime"
[adjective] relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble"

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\In`stru*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. instrumental.] 1. Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business. The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more instrumental to the mouth. --Shak. 2. (Mus.) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music. ``He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship.'' --Macaulay. Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental sounds. --Dryden. 3. (Gram.) Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms. {Instrumental errors}, those errors in instrumental measurements, etc., which arise, exclusively from want of mathematical accuracy in an instrument.

Synonyms for instrumental

helpful, implemental

Antonyms: vocal

Related terms: accessory, adjuvant, advantageous, agential, agentival, agentive, ancillary, assistant, assisting, auxiliary, beneficial, catalytic, concert, conducive, contributory, dramatico-musical, employable, facilitating, favoring, forwarding, fostering, handy, helpful, helping, important, intermediary, jazz, jazzy, mediating, mediatorial, ministerial, ministering, ministrant, nurtural, nutricial, of service, orchestral, promoting, rock, serviceable, serving, significant, subservient, subsidiary, supporting, supportive, swing, symphonic, syncopated, useful, utilitarian, valuable

The fun area, different aproach to word »instrumental«

Let's analyse "instrumental" as pure text. This string has Twelve letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LATNEMURTSNI. Average typing speed for these characters is 3225 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. -. ... - .-. ..- -- . -. - .- .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: instrumental: 9 + 3 + 5 + 1 = 18, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: instrumental: 9 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 3 = 49, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (2)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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