instruction
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: computing
engineering
law
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
Etymology: From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion.
Base: instruct
Affixes: -ion
Inflected forms:
form: instructions
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Students receive instruction in the arts and sciences.
Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers.
Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”
gloss: An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: If my instructions may be your guide.
gloss: An order or command.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
gloss: A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
pos: noun
tags: countable
in-plural
uncountable
gloss: The directions given by a client to their lawyer in relation to a particular legal matter, which govern the purpose and scope of their work.
pos: noun
tags: countable
in-plural
uncountable
examples: I cannot act until I have taken instructions from my client.
gloss: A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
Synonyms: instruction
advice
counsel
education
indoctrination
information
teaching
Derived words: absolute instruction
instructional
instruction cycle
instructionless
instruction set architecture
instruction time
machine instruction
macroinstruction
malinstruction
medium of instruction
microinstruction
misinstruction
nanoinstruction
noninstruction
ostrich instruction
overinstruction
postinstruction
preinstruction
pseudoinstruction
reinstruction
subinstruction
teleinstruction
universal design for instruction
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: udhëzues
lang: Bulgarian
word: инструкция
roman: instrukcija
lang: Bulgarian
word: указание
roman: ukazanie
lang: Danish
word: vejlederen
lang: Finnish
word: opastus
lang: Finnish
word: ohje
lang: Georgian
word: მითითება
roman: mititeba
lang: Georgian
word: ინსტრუქცია
roman: insṭrukcia
lang: German
word: Anweisung
lang: Greek
word: οδηγία
roman: odigía
lang: Greek
word: συμβουλή
roman: symvoulí
lang: Hindi
word: सूचना
roman: sūcnā
lang: Hindi
word: विज्ञप्ति
roman: vijñapti
lang: Irish
word: treoir
lang: Marathi
word: सूचना
roman: sūcnā
lang: Portuguese
word: instrução
lang: Romanian
word: instrucțiune
lang: Romanian
word: indicație
lang: Romanian
word: învățătură
lang: Romanian
word: îndrumare
lang: Russian
word: инстру́кция
roman: instrúkcija
lang: Russian
word: указа́ние
roman: ukazánije
lang: Russian
word: предписа́ние
roman: predpisánije
lang: Russian
word: распоряже́ние
roman: rasporjažénije
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: stiùireadh
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: teagasg
lang: Spanish
word: instrucción
lang: Swedish
word: instruktör
lang: Vietnamese
word: hướng dẫn