- 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
The team expects future observations using multiple wavelengths and similarly precise instruments to uncover a wider range of elements in exoplanet atmospheres.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 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
His first three models were large, clumsy, heavy instruments, but his final masterpiece was not much larger than a heavy pocket watch.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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