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. A pause in the vocals of a song, usually occurring midway through, in which a musical instrument replaces the vocals.
5. 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.

Synonyms

ergative

with

useful

instrumental case

implemental

subservient

helpful

by means of

about

ablative

mechanical

contributory

productive

serviceable

tool

organic

effective

efficient

conducive

causal

Translations

instrumental

instrumental

instrumental

Instrumental

cas instrumental

strumentale

instrumental

instrumentaal

instrumentell

Instrumental-Kasus

ablativo

οργανικός

caso instrumental

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: instrumental

In summary

From Middle English instrumental, instrumentale, from Medieval Latin īnstrūmentālis, equivalent to instrument + -al.

Sentences

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