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instrumentation

  (ĭn'strə-mĕn-tā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. The application or use of instruments.
  2. Music.
    1. The study and practice of arranging music for instruments.
    2. The arrangement or orchestration resulting from such practice.
    3. A list of instruments used in an orchestration.
    1. The study, development, and manufacture of instruments, as for scientific or industrial use.
    2. Instruments for a specific purpose.
  3. Instrumentality.

 
 
Thesaurus: instrumentation

noun

    That by which something is accomplished or some end achieved: agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, intermediary, mean3 (used in plural), mechanism, medium, organ. See means.

 
Dental Dictionary: instrumentation
(in'strōōmentā'shən)
n

The use of, or work done by, instruments in the treatment of a patient.

 

In technology, the development and use of precise measuring, analysis, and control equipment. Among the oldest known instruments of measurement was the armillary sphere, an astronomical instrument used in ancient China and Greece. The compass was a striking advance in navigational instrumentation made about the 11th century. Theodolites made accurate determination of locations possible in the 18th century. Instrumentation developed rapidly in the Industrial Revolution. Manufacturing required precision instruments, such as the screw micrometer, which could measure 0.0001 in. (0.0025 mm). The industrial application of electricity required instruments to measure current, voltage, and resistance. Today most manufacturing processes rely on instrumentation for monitoring chemical, physical, and environmental properties. Instruments used in medicine and biomedical research are just as varied as those in industry. See also analysis.

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Veterinary Dictionary: instrumentation

Work performed with instruments.

 
Music: Instrumentation

The art of composing, orchestrating or arranging works for an instrumental ensemble.

 
Wikipedia: Instrumentation


Instrumentation is an electrical device placed in the field to provide measurement and/or control capabilities for the system.

The simplest measurement instrumentation device is a thermistor. A thermistor is very similar to a typical resistor, except that it greatly varies its resistance depending on its temperature. Therefore this device can easily be used for measurement of temperature in the field.

Control instrumentation includes devices such as solenoids, Electrically Operated Valves, breakers, relays, etc. These devices are able to change a field parameter, and provide remote control capabilities.

Instrumentation plays a significant role in both gathering information from the field and changing the field parameters, and as such are a key part of control loops.

Measurement

Instrumentation is sometimes responsible to measure certain field parameters (physical values).

These measured values include:

Control

In addition to measuring field parameters, instrumentation is also responsible for providing the ability to modify some of field parameters.

Some examples include:

Device Field Parameter(s)
Valve Flow, Pressure
Relay Voltage, Current
Solenoid Physical Location, Level
Circuit breaker Voltage, Current

Instrumentation engineering

Instrumentation engineering is the engineering specialization focused on the principle and operation of measuring instruments which are used in design and configuration of automated systems. They typically work for industries with automated processes, such as chemical or manufacturing plants, with the goal of improving system productivity, reliability, safety, optimization and stability.

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Instrumentation technologists and mechanics

Instrumentation technologists, technicians and mechanics specialize in troubleshooting and repairing instruments and instrumentation systems. Installation, on the other hand, is normally performed by industrial electricians. This trade is so intertwined with electricians, pipefitters, power engineers, and engineering companies, that one can find him/herself in extremely diverse working situations.

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Translations: Translations for: Instrumentation

Dansk (Danish)
n. - instrumentering

Nederlands (Dutch)
instrumentatie, benodigde instrumenten

Français (French)
n. - instrumentation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Instrumentierung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ.) ενορχήστρωση, εξοπλισμός σε όργανα

Italiano (Italian)
orchestrazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - instrumentação (f)

Русский (Russian)
оркестровка, манера исполнения, применение инструментов, оборудование

Español (Spanish)
n. - instrumentación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - instrumentering (mus.), orkestrering, användande av instrument (vetenskapliga el. kirurgiska), mätmetod, instrumentutrustning, medverkan

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
使用仪器, 乐器用编曲, 乐器编成

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 使用儀器, 樂器用編曲, 樂器編成

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기계사용, 기악 편성, 수단

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 楽器法, 計器の考案

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) استخدام الآلات, التلحين الموسيقي للأوركسترا, علم تطوير وصناعه الآلات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תנגון - הלחנת או התאמת מוסיקה לכלי-נגינה מסוימים, כלי-הנגינה המשתתפים בקטע מוסיקלי מסוים, אספקת מכשירים לתעשייה, מדע וכו' והשימוש בהם‬


 
 

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