OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 4415

instrumental

/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
instrumental
Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).
an instrumental part
instrumental music
instrumental
Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally corresponding to the English use of prepositions such as by, with, through, or by means of with the objective case.
the instrumental case