Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overinstrumentation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overin-stru-men-ta-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Use of excessively large surgical instruments in a surgical procedure or the damage caused thereby.

Uncountable

noun

Excessive instrumentation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Over-instrumentation as a topic of concern The point where the proper degree of instrumentation ends and overinstrumentation begins cannot be defined […]."
"This often means over-instrumentation with dense arrays of sensors in a limited area rather than finely-tuned capacity planning."
"This situation typically occurs in an overinstrumented system where there are, for example, more sensors than are required for an unambiguous determination of the state. However, overinstrumentation also makes it possible to carry out signal reconstruction […]."

Etymology

From over- + instrumentation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does overinstrumentation mean?: Use of excessively large surgical instruments in a surgical procedure or the damage caused thereby.
Where does overinstrumentation come from?: From over- + instrumentation.

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