instrumentality

instrumentality
in·stru·men·tal·ity
<pl -ties>
[ˌɪnstrəmenˈtæləti, AM ət̬i]
n
1. no pl (quality) Wirksamkeit f
2. no pl (action) Instrumentalisierung f
3. (instrument) Werkzeug nt, Mittel nt
* * *
["Instrʊmen'tlItɪ]
n

through or by the instrumentality of sb — durch jds Vermittlung or Eingreifen

* * *
instrumentality [-ˈtælətı] s
1. Mitwirkung f, (Mit)Hilfe f:
by (oder through) his instrumentality mit seiner Hilfe
2. (Hilfs)Mittel n:
by (oder through) the instrumentality of (ver)mittels (gen)
* * *
n.
Vermittlung f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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