instrumental

Meaning

Adj

1. Essential or central; of great importance or relevance.
2. Serving as an instrument, medium, means, or agency.
3. Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).
4. Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally corresponding to the English use of prepositions such as by, with, through, or by means of with the objective case.

Noun

1. The instrumental case.
2. A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals.

Concepts

instrumental

instrumental case

useful

with

ergative

implemental

subservient

about

by means of

helpful

ablative

productive

causal

serviceable

effective

efficient

organic

conducive

contributory

tool

mechanical

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/

Etymology

From Middle English instrumental, instrumentale, from Medieval Latin īnstrūmentālis.

Sentences

The " Daily " was instrumental in the spread of the Paul is dead urban legend .