instruments

/ˈɪnstɹəmənts/

IPA: /IH1 N S T R AH0 M AH0 N T S/

noun

1
A device used to produce music.
“The violinist was a master of her instrument.”
2
A means or agency for achieving an effect.
3
A measuring or displaying device.
“The instrument detected an increase in radioactivity.”
4
A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
“The dentist set down his tray of instruments.”
5
A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
“A bond indenture is the instrument that gives a bond its value.”
6
A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.

verb

1
To apply measuring devices.
2
To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
3
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.
“a sonata instrumented for orchestra”

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