Instrument ˈɪnstrəmənt Torture Law Played Noun Bre Surgical/Optical/Precision

• surgical/optical/precision, etc. instruments
• instruments of torture
• is he learning an instrument?
• brass/stringed, etc. instruments

instrument

1. a tool or device used for a particular task, especially for delicate or scientific work
• surgical/optical/precision, etc. instruments
• instruments of torture
• = musical instrument
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• Is he learning an instrument?
• brass/stringed, etc. instruments
2. a device used for measuring speed, distance, temperature, etc. in a vehicle or on a piece of machinery
• the flight instruments
• the instrument panel
3. something that is used by somebody in order to achieve something; a person or thing that makes something happen
• The law is not the best instrument for dealing with family matters.
• an instrument of change
4. a person who is used and controlled by somebody/something that is more powerful
• an instrument of fate
5. a formal legal document

Extra Examples

• All pupils should learn to use drawing instruments.
• All the instruments are made from glass capillary tubing.
• Criminal law is not the best instrument for dealing with family matters.
• Ensure the instrument is tuned to concert pitch.
• Even though it was a somewhat blunt instrument= not very precise, our questionnaire provided us with some interesting ideas.
• Internet polls are considered to be better instruments than telephone polls.
• More effective instruments of oversight are needed.
• She plays three musical instruments.
• She was accused of making a public service an instrument of private advantage.
• Some cynics say that popular music is a mere instrument of capitalist domination.
• The autopsy revealed that the deceased had been hit with a blunt instrument.
• The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence.
• The instrument sounds like a cello.
• The piece can be played on a keyboard instrument.
• The pilot did his instrument checks and taxied towards the runway.
• The score was written to be played on a keyboard instrument.
• There was a warning light flashing on the instrument panel.
• They agreed that the UN was the best instrument for reaching agreement.
• They saw criminal law as an instrument for improving public morals.
• Until 1990 all money market instruments when bought or sold were physically delivered to the buyer.
• a set of mathematical instruments
• an instrument made by a violin maker in Canada
• an instrument that measures light intensity
• baroque music played on period instruments
• credit instruments issued by banks
• medieval instruments of torture such as the rack and the wheel
• the use of language as an instrument of power and social control
• to read the instruments and make a note of the wind speed and direction
• Financial aid can become an instrument of control rather than a support.
• This pen is the ideal precision instrument for all your graphic needs.
• surgical instruments

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin instrumentum ‘equipment, implement’, from the verb instruere ‘construct, equip’.