transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnstrəmənt ]
( instruments)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
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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2.
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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3.
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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4.
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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5.
see also stringed instrument , wind instrument