- plural of instrument.
- present tense form of instrument (3rd person singular).
instruments
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These instruments detect microwave energy naturally emitted by Earth's surface, allowing researchers to distinguish frozen seawater from the surrounding open ocean.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Obtaining these measurements requires instruments capable of distinguishing extremely fine details in the light collected from distant planetary atmospheres.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Shylock’s pound of flesh invokes this divine commandment, which would have been familiar to everyone in early modern Europe as governments began using bonds as financial instruments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The first images and measurements come from two of Sentinel-3C's key instruments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
They squeal with excitement and go over to the large blue bin full of small musical instruments, ranging from a xylophone to a tambourine.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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