instrumented

[ in-struh-men-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

equipped with instruments to perform specified functions, as testing, measurement, or control:
an instrumented railroad car.

First recorded in 1945–50; instrument + -ed ³

A few guys have tried to follow the unmanned, instrumented rockets, out to the system of Saturn.

The instrumented rockets didn't run into them, and they were too light to show clearly on radar.

The masses of Mozart, Beethoven, Cherubini, and other modern writers are all richly instrumented.

His prelude to the opera "Vlasda" (op. 9) is one long rapture of passionate sweetness, superbly instrumented.

Off to one side he saw the launch crew moving into an instrumented dugout.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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