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instrumentation

instrumentation

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An engineering field that designs, installs, and looks after sensors and control systems
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnstrəmenˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : instrumentación
  • Various options, including process control instrumentation, are available to custom-match each dryer to specific application requirements.
  • instrumentation techniques
  • control instrumentation
  • design instrumentation

And me and my team design instrumentation to receive the radio signals from space.

Examples

  • Although power plant control systems have been upgraded, improvements in process instrumentation have lagged behind.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The result is that such instrumentation is usually designed for only a few system models.

    Academic text (1994)

  • And me and my team design instrumentation to receive the radio signals from space.

    The Royal Institution

  • Mr. Earley has been working in instrumentation for electric power plants for most of his career.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Over time, the technology evolved from poles and lines to more sophisticated instrumentation that incorporated electronics and digital displays.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The model accurately predicts, within instrumentation error, interface stress magnitudes and waveform shapes.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Engineers in the laboratory work on instrumentation to monitor chemical reactions with precision.

  • The company specializes in the development of instrumentation for environmental monitoring systems.

  • Advanced instrumentation is essential for accurately measuring temperature and pressure in industrial processes.

Surface Forms

instrumentation singular
instrumentations plural

Morphology

instrumentation = instrument (opaque) = instrument + ation

Although it is built from 'instrument', the engineering-discipline meaning is a specialized field term that is not directly predictable from the component parts.

Etymology

Instrumentation comes from instrument, meaning 'tool' or 'device', plus -ation. That's why instrumentation can also mean the area of engineering that makes, installs, and looks after instruments and sensors used to measure and control industrial or lab processes.