Definition of instrumentality Instrumentality
/ɪˌnstɹʌmɛntæˈlɪti/ - [instrumentatlitee] - in•stru•men•tal•i•ty
We found 7 definitions of instrumentality from 4 different sources.
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What does instrumentality mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: instrumentalities |
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| instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end | ||
| instrumentation | ||
| artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole | ||
| ceramic an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures | ||
| connecter, connector, connective, connexion, connection shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" | ||
| container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | ||
| conveyance, transport act of transferring property title from one person to another | ||
| device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
| equipment an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | ||
| furnishing the act of decorating a house or room | ||
| ironware, hardware (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | ||
| implement instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end | ||
| means how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" | ||
| system instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer" | ||
| toilet articles, toiletry artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body) | ||
| implements of war, weaponry, weapons system, arms, munition weapons considered collectively | ||
| instrumentality - the quality of being instrumental for some purpose | ||
| usefulness, utility the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane" | ||
| instrumentality - a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement" | ||
| social unit, unit a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- instrumentality (Noun)
The quality or condition of being instrumental; serving a purpose, being useful. - instrumentality (Noun)
Something that is instrumental; an instrument.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- instrumentality (n.)
The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency.
Part of speech
🔤- instrumentality, noun, singular of instrumentalities.
