instrumenting
SayIN-struh-muhnt-ing/ˈɪnstɹəməntɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of instrument.
The lab is instrumenting its reactors to capture real-time temperature data.
Instrumenting the pipeline let operators detect leaks within seconds.
Note
One spelling does two grammatical jobs. After a form of be it is the progressive verb (is instrumenting its reactors). Heading a clause, it is a gerund naming the activity itself. In the measuring sense it takes a direct object, the thing fitted with devices. The same verb can also mean devising or cooking up a plan, or preparing music for an instrument, so context decides which is meant.
instrumenting is a form of instrument
instrument, verb: To devise, plan, or conceive something. Full entry
- Forms
- instrumentinstruments he/she/itinstrumenting -ing forminstrumented past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- instrument → instrumenting: add -ing
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