instrumentality
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?
Types & categories
- social unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
- government department part holonym
Sense 2 noun
the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
Types & categories
- usefulness hypernym
Related & opposite
- implemental derivation
Sense 3 noun
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- instrument derivation
- implemental derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | government department |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | social unit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | implemental |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | usefulness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrument |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | implemental |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | artifact |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ceramic |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | connector |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | container |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | transport |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | device |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | equipment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | furnishing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ironware |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | implement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | means |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | system |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | toiletry |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | arms |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | medium |