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Webster 1913 Edition
Instrumental
Inˊstru-men′tal
,Adj.
[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 businessThe head is not more native to the heart,
The hand more
The hand more
instrumental
to the mouth. Shakespeare
2.
(Mus.)
Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument;
“He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship.” as,
. instrumental
music, distinguished from vocal
musicMacaulay.
Sweet voices mix’d with
instrumental
sounds. Dryden.
3.
(Gram.)
Applied to a case expressing means or agency;
as, the
. This is found in Sanskrit and Russian 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
caseInstrumental errors
, those errors in instrumental measurements, etc., which arise, exclusively from lack of mathematical accuracy in an instrument.
Webster 1828 Edition
Instrumental
INSTRUMENT'AL
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to instruments; made by instruments; as instrumental music, distinguished form vocal music, which is made by the human voice.Definition 2024
inštrumentál
inštrumentál
Slovak
Noun
inštrumentál m (genitive singular inštrumentálu, nominative plural inštrumentaly, declension pattern of dub)
- instrumental (grammatical case)
Declension
Declension of inštrumentál
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | inštrumentál | inštrumentály |
| genitive | inštrumentálu | inštrumentálov |
| dative | inštrumentálu | inštrumentálom |
| accusative | inštrumentál | inštrumentály |
| locative | inštrumenáli | inštrumentáloch |
| instrumental | inštrumentálom | inštrumentálmi |
Synonyms
- siedmy pád