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instrument

[in-struh-muhnt] / ˈɪn strə mənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say instrument? An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. 

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"You've always been a bit gung-ho with your guitars," Gallagher said, reminiscing about borrowing the instrument - a black 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo - to appear on the cover of Oasis' 1994 debut single Supersonic.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The Fed has one instrument that could help to shape expectations next week.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The veteran record executive didn’t sing or play an instrument.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Polling is an imperfect instrument, and asking voters whether they favor a given candidate or policy doesn’t always tell you why they feel the way they do.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2026

As always, the best way to perform such notes depends on the instrument and the style of the music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

The hips-and-knee unit, which also makes instruments to repair bones and joints, had been a linchpin of J&J’s medical-device business.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Martin Blunt, a small company that manufactures strings for muscial instruments in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires, has had to shift to a four-day week in the face of falling demand.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Its developers believe the framework could be adapted for tokamaks with different shapes, sizes and instruments, including fusion machines that have not yet been designed.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Phair is at home too, makeup on and hair straightened, various musical instruments on the wall behind her.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The pitchfork tines straightened, and all the instruments returned to their original places.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

The Blue Origin spacecraft will also carry an instrumented lunar surface spacesuit mass simulator.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

I worked at the facility from 1973 to 1976, and Metro’s 1000-series cars were instrumented and running around loops to identify problem areas.

From Washington Post Jan. 27, 2023

We're the only sport that has done this type of work with instrumented mouthguards.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2022

Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, a U.S. naval facility, is the world's largest instrumented, "multi-dimensional" testing and training missile range, according to the U.S.

From Fox News Feb. 22, 2022

We are unlikely to determine the answer to this question without landing instrumented space vehicles on the Titanian surface.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

“We are instrumenting the car in a way that is overloading the driver just like we were overloading the helicopter pilots,” said Strayer, director of the university’s Center for the Prevention of Distracted Driving.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2022

This can be a result of budgetary constraints, the difficulty of instrumenting treacherous volcanoes and, in some cases, red tape preventing the placement of sensors in wilderness areas.

From New York Times Nov. 9, 2021

“And we need to rethink what this instrumenting of the world — all that data being generated and collected — means for privacy and how all this data is used.”

From New York Times Aug. 4, 2015

Yet little has been done to probe the underlying crust and mantle, mainly because instrumenting the entire state is so expensive.

From Scientific American Nov. 5, 2013

Niels and I get to work carefully instrumenting the sleep logger and attaching it to the bird.

From New York Times Apr. 15, 2011




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