instrument

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♦ in|stru|ment /'ɪnstrəmənt/ (instruments)
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An instrument is a tool or device that is used to do a particular task, especially a scientific task.
...instruments for cleaning and polishing teeth...
The environment itself will at the same time be measured by about 60 scientific instruments.
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A musical instrument is an object such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which you play in order to produce music.
Learning a musical instrument introduces a child to an understanding of music.
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An instrument is a device that is used for making measurements of something such as speed, height, or sound, for example on a ship or plane or in a car.
...crucial instruments on the control panel.
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Something that is an instrument for achieving a particular aim is used by people to achieve that aim.
The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
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see also stringed instrument, wind instrumentin|stru|ment pan|el (instrument panels)
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The instrument panel of a plane, car, or machine is the panel where the dials and switches are located.mu|si|cal in|stru|ment (musical instruments)
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A musical instrument is an object such as a piano, guitar, or violin which you play in order to produce music.
The drum is one of the oldest musical instruments.
= instrumentstringed in|stru|ment (stringed instruments)
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A stringed instrument is a musical instrument that has strings, such as a violin or a guitar.wind in|stru|ment /w'ɪnd ɪnstrʊmənts/ (wind instruments)
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A wind instrument is a musical instrument that you blow into in order to produce sounds, such as a flute, a clarinet, or a recorder.

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