instrument

[US]/ˈɪnstrəmənt/
[UK]/ˈɪnstrəmənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. musical device; tool; means
v. to arrange music for an orchestra

Phrases & Collocations

musical instrument

surgical instrument

precision instrument

measuring instrument

test instrument

testing instrument

intelligent instrument

instrument panel

financial instrument

instrument system

optical instrument

monitoring instrument

electronic instrument

stringed instrument

scientific instrument

wind instrument

detecting instrument

logging instrument

percussion instrument

instrument analysis

experimental instrument

Example Sentences

a percussion instrument

drama as an instrument of learning.

to calibrate an instrument

an instrument for execution by strangulation

infernal instruments of war.

an instrument for measuring pressure

The compass is an instrument of navigation.

These laboratory instruments are of our own making.

the theatre is a moral instrument to ennoble the mind.

a percussion instrument; a keyboard instrument.

Viennese instruments with their too delicate touch.

an electronic instrument requires no tuning.

A line drawn by a recording instrument, such as a cardiograph.

Settlement of a derivative instrument with physical delivery of an underlier.

a tunable wind instrument; a tunable radio.

These instruments are very finely set.

the instruments needful for his work

Real-world Examples

Autonomy is an instrument of cohesion, not separation.

Source: NPR News October 2017 Collection

Mastering an instrument is no easy feat.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection May 2015

Playing an instrument lets you be vulnerable.

Source: Science in Life

Are you able to play any musical instruments?

Source: IELTS Listening

We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord.

Source: New Concept English, American Version, Book Two (Translation)

Maybe Scarf Lady can knit you some more instruments tomorrow.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

Wow! Can you play any musical instruments?

Source: American English dialogue

The percussion--the piano is technically a percussion instrument but it's a particularly lyrical one.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

Anyway, you wanted me to learn an instrument.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

Quetzalcoatlus has to have those instruments built in.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

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