- plural of instrument.
- present tense form of instrument (3rd person singular).
instruments
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"This is the kind of project we designed them to do, and to see them deliver is enormously satisfying. It's not every day you can help build instruments that measure something fundamental about our Universe."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
We all just bring our instruments and have a potluck dinner, and then we’ll just sit around in someone’s living room singing old Beatles songs all night long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Using calipers, instruments designed to measure objects with great precision, the researchers compared the sizes of preserved crayfish.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
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
Musical instruments small enough for mouse hands and lips would hardly serve.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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