- past tense form of instrument.
- past participle of instrument.
instrumented
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of instrumented
First recorded in 1945–50; instrument + -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Because of these risks, the landslide area has been extensively instrumented since 2020.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
We're the only sport that has done this type of work with instrumented mouthguards.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2022
Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, a U.S. naval facility, is the world's largest instrumented, "multi-dimensional" testing and training missile range, according to the U.S.
From Fox News • Feb. 22, 2022
Satellites and instrumented buoys made it relatively easy for scientists to track The Blob's bloom and fade.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 31, 2019
We are unlikely to determine the answer to this question without landing instrumented space vehicles on the Titanian surface.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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