English noun: instrumentality | |||
1. | instrumentality (group) a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose | ||
Samples | Are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?. He studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social unit, unit | ||
Part meronym | government department | ||
2. | instrumentality (attribute) the quality of being instrumental for some purpose | ||
Broader (hypernym) | usefulness, utility | ||
3. | instrumentality (artifact) an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end | ||
Synonyms | instrumentation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | arms, ceramic, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion, container, conveyance, device, equipment, furnishing, hardware, implement, implements of war, ironware, means, medium, munition, system, toilet articles, toiletry, transport, weaponry, weapons system | ||