English-Thai Dictionary

instrumental

ADJ เป็น เครื่องมือ  มีประโยชน์  productive useful unproductive pen-kruen-mue

 

instrumental in doing something

IDM มีบทบาท สำคัญ ใน การ ทำ บางสิ่ง  me-bod-bad-sam-kan-nai-kan-tam-bang-sing

 

instrumentalism

N ความเป็นจริง ของ ความคิด ขึ้นอยู่กับ ความสำเร็จ ของ การแก้ปัญหา ลุล่วง 

 

instrumentalist

N ผู้ เล่น ดนตรี  นักดนตรี  musician performer phu-len-don-tri

 

instrumentality

N การ ใช้ เป็น เครื่องมือ  kan-chai-kryeng-mue

 

instrumentality

N หน่วยงาน ย่อยๆ (ทางการเมือง  แผนก ย่อยๆ  agency nuai-ngan-yoi-yoi

 

instrumentally

ADV โดย การ ใช้ เครือง มือ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSTRUMENTAL

a.Conducive as an instrument or means to some end; contributing aid; serving to promote or effect an object; helpful. The press has been instrumental in enlarging the bounds of knowledge. 1. Pertaining to instruments; made by instruments; as instrumental music, distinguished form vocal music, which is made by the human voice.

 

INSTRUMENTALITY

n.Subordinate or auxiliary agency; agency of any thing as means to an end; as the instrumentality of second causes.

 

INSTRUMENTALLY

adv. By way of an instrument; in the nature of an instrument; as means to an end. 1. With instruments of music.

 

INSTRUMENTALNESS

n.Usefulness, as of means to an end; instrumentality.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INSTRUMENTAL

In `stru *men "tal, a. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: 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. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

INSTRUMENTALISM

INSTRUMENTALISM In `stru *men "tal *ism, n. (Philos.)

 

Defn: The view that the sanction of truth is its utility, or that truth is genuine only in so far as it is a valuable instrument. -- In `stru *men "tal *ist, n.

 

Instrumentalism views truth as simply the value belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are biological functions of our organisms, and psychological functions whereby we direct our choices and attain our successes.Josiah Royce.

 

INSTRUMENTALIST

INSTRUMENTALIST In `stru *men "tal *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who plays upon an instrument of music, as distinguished from a vocalist.

 

INSTRUMENTALITY

In `stru *men *tal "i *ty, n.; pl. Instrumentalities (.

 

Defn: The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency. The instrumentality of faith in justification. Bp. Burnet. The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of attack and defense in a new instrumentality. J. H. Newman.

 

INSTRUMENTALLY

INSTRUMENTALLY In `stru *men "tal *ly, adv.

 

1. By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end. South. They will argue that the end being essentially beneficial, the means become instrumentally so. Burke.

 

2. With instruments of music; as, a song instrumentally accompanied. Mason.

 

INSTRUMENTALNESS

INSTRUMENTALNESS In `stru *men "tal *ness, n.

 

Defn: Usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality. [R.] Hammond.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

instrumental

in stru men tal |ˌinstrəˈmentl ˈˌɪnstrəˈˌmɛn (t )l | ▶adjective 1 serving as an instrument or means in pursuing an aim or policy: the society was instrumental in bringing about legislation. • relating to something's function as an instrument or means to an end: a very instrumental view of education and how it relates to their needs. 2 (of music ) performed on instruments, not sung: a largely instrumental piece. • relating to musical instruments: brilliance of instrumental color. 3 of or relating to an implement or measuring device: instrumental error | instrumental delivery of a baby. 4 Grammar denoting or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them ) indicating a means or instrument. ▶noun 1 a piece of (usually nonclassical ) music performed solely by instruments, with no vocals. 2 (the instrumental ) Grammar the instrumental case. • a noun in the instrumental case. DERIVATIVES in stru men tal ly adverb

 

instrumental conditioning

in stru men tal con di tion ing ▶noun Psychology a learning process in which behavior is modified by the reinforcing or inhibiting effects of the resulting consequences.

 

instrumentalism

in stru men tal ism |ˌinstrəˈmentlˌizəm ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntlɪzəm | ▶noun 1 a pragmatic philosophical approach that regards an activity (such as science, law, or education ) chiefly as an instrument or tool for some practical purpose, rather than in more absolute or ideal terms, in particular: • Philosophy the pragmatic philosophy of John Dewey that supposes that thought is an instrument for solving practical problems and that truth is not fixed but changes as the problems change. • (esp. in Marxist theory ) the view that the state and social organizations are tools that are exploited by the ruling class or by individuals in their own interests. 2 Music, rare instrumental technique.

 

instrumentalist

in stru men tal ist |ˌinstrəˈmentl -ist ˈˌɪnstrəˈˌmɛn (t )ləst | ▶noun 1 a player of a musical instrument. 2 an adherent of instrumentalism. ▶adjective of or in terms of instrumentalism.

 

instrumentality

in stru men tal i ty |ˌinstrəmənˈtalitē, -men- ˌɪnstrəmənˈtælədi | ▶noun ( pl. instrumentalities ) the fact or quality of serving as an instrument or means to an end; agency: a corporate body can act only through the instrumentality of human beings. • a thing that serves as an instrument or means to an end.

 

Oxford Dictionary

instrumental

in ¦stru |men ¦tal |ɪnstrʊˈmɛnt (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 serving as a means of pursuing an aim: the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation. • relating to something's function as a means to an end: a very instrumental view of education and how it relates to their needs. 2 (of music ) performed on instruments, with no vocals: a largely instrumental piece. • relating to musical instruments: brilliance of instrumental colour. 3 relating to an implement or measuring device: instrumental error | instrumental delivery of a baby. 4 Grammar denoting or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them ) indicating a means or instrument. ▶noun 1 a piece of (usually non-classical ) music performed by instruments, with no vocals. 2 (the instrumental ) Grammar the instrumental case. • a noun in the instrumental case. DERIVATIVES instrumentally adverb

 

instrumental conditioning

in ¦stru |men ¦tal con |di ¦tion |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] Psychology a learning process in which behaviour is modified by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its consequence.

 

instrumentalism

in ¦stru |men ¦tal |ism |ɪnstrʊˈmentəlɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a pragmatic philosophical approach which regards an activity (such as science, law, or education ) chiefly as an instrument or tool for some practical purpose, rather than in more absolute or ideal terms: • Philosophy the pragmatic philosophy of John Dewey which supposes that thought is an instrument for solving practical problems, and that truth is not fixed but changes as the problems change. • (especially in Marxist theory ) the view that the state and social organizations are tools which are exploited by the ruling class or by individuals in their own interests. 2 Music, rare instrumental technique.

 

instrumentalist

in ¦stru |men ¦tal |ist |ɪnstrəˈmɛnt (ə )lɪst | ▶noun 1 a player of a musical instrument. 2 an adherent of instrumentalism. ▶adjective of or in terms of instrumentalism.

 

instrumentality

in ¦stru |men ¦tal |ity |ɪnstrʊmenˈtalɪti | ▶noun ( pl. instrumentalities ) [ mass noun ] the fact or quality of serving as an instrument or means to an end; agency: a corporate body can act only through the instrumentality of human beings. • [ count noun ] a thing which serves as a means to an end.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

instrumental

instrumental adjective the space program has always been instrumental in our efforts to make medical advances: involved, active, influential, contributory; helpful, useful, of service; significant, important, crucial, critical, essential, pivotal, key; (be instrumental in ) play a part in, contribute to, be a factor in, have a hand in; add to, help, promote, advance, further; be conducive to, lead to, cause.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

instrumental

instrumental adjective he was instrumental in developing new diagnostic procedures | the company's record was instrumental in its ultimate failure: involved, active, influential, contributory; helpful, of help /assistance, useful, of use /service; significant, important; (be instrumental in ) play a part in, contribute to, be a factor in, be (partly ) responsible for, have a hand in; add to, help, promote, advance, further, forward, oil the wheels of, open the door for, be conducive to, make for; lead to, cause, give rise to; formal conduce to. ANTONYMS uninvolved; obstructive.

 

Duden Dictionary

instrumental

in s t ru men tal , in stru men tal Adjektiv |instrument a l |französisch instrumental < mittellateinisch instrumentalis, ursprünglich = nach Art eines Instruments 1 1 Musik ausschließlich mit Musikinstrumenten, nicht unter Mitwirkung von Singstimmen ausgeführt; von Musikinstrumenten hervorgebracht instrumentale Musik | eine instrumentale Begleitung | instrumental musizieren | einen Sänger instrumental begleiten 2 bildungssprachlich als Mittel oder Werkzeug dienend das Geld hat für ihn rein instrumentalen Charakter | eine instrumentale (Sprachwissenschaft ; das Mittel, durch das ein Sachverhalt eintritt, angebende ) Konjunktion

 

Instrumental

In s t ru men tal , In stru men tal Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |Instrum e ntal …təl |das Instrumental; Genitiv: des Instrumentals, Plural: die Instrumentals englisch instrumental Instrumentalstück

 

Instrumental

In s t ru men tal , In stru men tal Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Instrument a l |der Instrumental; Genitiv: des Instrumentals, Plural: die Instrumentale a (besonders in slawischen Sprachen auftretender ) Kasus, der das Mittel oder Werkzeug bezeichnet z. B. russisch toporom = mit dem Beil b Wort, das im Instrumental a steht

 

Instrumentalbegleitung

In s t ru men tal be glei tung , In stru men tal be glei tung Substantiv, feminin , die |Instrument a lbegleitung | instrumental 1 ausgeführte Begleitung 2

 

Instrumentalis

In s t ru men ta lis , In stru men ta lis Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Instrument a lis |der Instrumentalis; Genitiv: des Instrumentalis, Plural: die Instrumentales |[…leːs ]| Instrumental

 

instrumentalisieren

in s t ru men ta li sie ren , in stru men ta li sie ren schwaches Verb |instrumentalis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « als Instrument 2 benutzen, missbrauchen eine Minorität für machtpolitische Zwecke instrumentalisieren | wir dürfen uns von niemandem instrumentalisieren lassen | die eigene Krankheit zur Durchsetzung bestimmter Ziele, als Druckmittel instrumentalisieren

 

Instrumentalisierung

In s t ru men ta li sie rung , In stru men ta li sie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Instrumentalis ie rung |die Instrumentalisierung; Genitiv: der Instrumentalisierung, Plural: die Instrumentalisierungen das Instrumentalisieren

 

Instrumentalismus

In s t ru men ta lis mus , In stru men ta lis mus Substantiv, maskulin Philosophie , der |Instrumental i smus |der Instrumentalismus; Genitiv: des Instrumentalismus amerikanische Ausprägung des Pragmatismus , in der Denken und Begriffsbildung (Logik, Ethik, Metaphysik ) nur Werkzeuge zur Beherrschung von Natur und Mensch sind

 

Instrumentalist

In s t ru men ta list , In stru men ta list Substantiv, maskulin , der |Instrumental i st |der Instrumentalist; Genitiv: des Instrumentalisten, Plural: die Instrumentalisten jemand, der [berufsmäßig ] besonders in einem Ensemble ein Musikinstrument spielt

 

Instrumentalistin

In s t ru men ta lis tin , In stru men ta lis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Instrumental i stin |weibliche Form zu Instrumentalist

 

Instrumentalkonzert

In s t ru men tal kon zert, In stru men tal kon zert Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Instrument a lkonzert | vgl. Instrumentalmusik

 

Instrumentalmusik

In s t ru men tal mu sik, In stru men tal mu sik Substantiv, feminin , die |Instrument a lmusik |1 ohne Plural instrumentale 1 Musik 2 der Instrumentalmusik 1 zuzurechnendes Musikstück

 

Instrumentalsatz

In s t ru men tal satz , In stru men tal satz Substantiv, maskulin , der |Instrument a lsatz |1 Sprachwissenschaft Gliedsatz, der das Mittel nennt, durch das der im Hauptsatz genannte Sachverhalt eintritt 2 Musik Satz einer instrumentalen 1 Komposition

 

Instrumentalsolist

In s t ru men tal so list , In stru men tal so list Substantiv, maskulin , der |Instrument a lsolist |(innerhalb eines Orchesters, Ensembles o. Ä. spielender ) Solist auf einem Musikinstrument

 

Instrumentalsolistin

In s t ru men tal so lis tin , In stru men tal so lis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Instrument a lsolistin |weibliche Form zu Instrumentalsolist

 

Instrumentalstück

In s t ru men tal stück, In stru men tal stück Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Instrument a lstück |ausschließlich mit Musikinstrumenten aufgeführtes Stück; Instrumental

 

Instrumentalversion

In s t ru men tal ver si on , In stru men tal ver si on Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Instrument a lversion |(besonders in der Unterhaltungsmusik ) instrumentale Version eines Gesangsstückes

 

French Dictionary

instrumental

instrumental , ale , aux adj. adjectif Qui s ’exécute par des instruments. : De la musique instrumentale. ANTONYME vocal . FORME FAUTIVE instrumental. Anglicisme au sens de décisif, utile, déterminant. : Cette étude a été décisive (et non *instrumentale ) pour l ’adoption du projet.

 

Spanish Dictionary

instrumental

instrumental adjetivo 1 Del instrumento o relacionado con él :se debe dotar al centro de los medios instrumentales necesarios .2 [composición musical ] Que se ejecuta exclusivamente con instrumentos, sin partes cantadas :"Las cuatro estaciones " es una obra instrumental de Vivaldi .ANTÓNIMO vocal .3 nombre masculino Conjunto de instrumentos necesarios para realizar una actividad :instrumental quirúrgico; el instrumental de una orquesta; los alumnos deben cuidar el instrumental del laboratorio .4 nombre masculino /adjetivo ling Caso de algunas lenguas que tienen declinación con el que se expresa el medio o instrumento con el que se ejecuta la acción . VÉASE testigo instrumental .

 

instrumentalización

instrumentalización nombre femenino 1 Acción de instrumentalizar :el historiador analiza el proceso de instrumentalización política del arte en Chile durante la dictadura militar .SINÓNIMO instrumentación .2 Efecto de instrumentalizar :el abogado considera que la vista ha sido una muestra de la instrumentalización de la justicia .SINÓNIMO instrumentación .

 

instrumentalizar

instrumentalizar verbo transitivo Utilizar a una persona o una cosa como un instrumento o medio indirecto, normalmente poco legítimo, para conseguir algo :es difícil seguir sosteniendo que forman entre todos la voluntad general, cuando vemos que en ocasiones utilizan e instrumentalizan a los órganos parlamentarios . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

instrumental

in stru men tal /ɪ̀nstrəmént (ə )l , ｟英 ｠でまた -́--̀ -/→instrument 形容詞 1 more ～; most ～｟かたく ｠〖通例be ～〗 «…(する )にあたって /…にとって » 役に立つ , 助けになる , 要 （かなめ ）となる «in (do ing )/to » ▸ Bob was instrumental in launching the project .ボブはその計画の立ち上げに尽力してくれた 2 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗器楽のための, 歌のない 〈音楽 〉(↔vocal )▸ instrumental music 器楽 3 比較なし 〘文法 〙具格 [助格 ]の .名詞 C 1 〖通例 ～s 〗(歌のない )器楽曲 , インスト (ルメンタル ).2 〘文法 〙具 [助 ]格 (instrumental case ).ì n stru men t á l i ty 名詞 ～ly 副詞

 

instrumentalist

in stru men tal ist /ɪ̀nstrəmént (ə )lɪst /名詞 C 器楽演奏者 [家 ] (!vocalistに対する ) .