Meaning & Definition of Instrument in English
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Instrument
/ɪnstrəmənt/
noun
1. A device that requires skill for proper use
synonym:
- instrument
2. The means whereby some act is accomplished
- "My greed was the instrument of my destruction"
- "Science has given us new tools to fight disease"
synonym:
- instrument,
- tool
3. A person used by another to gain an end
synonym:
- instrument,
- pawn,
- cat's-paw
4. (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
synonym:
- legal document,
- legal instrument,
- official document,
- instrument
5. The semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
synonym:
- instrumental role,
- instrument
6. Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
synonym:
- musical instrument,
- instrument
verb
1. Equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
synonym:
- instrument
2. Write an instrumental score for
synonym:
- instrument,
- instrumentate
3. Address a legal document to
synonym:
- instrument
Examples of using
Patriotism in its simple, clear and plain meaning is nothing else for the rulers as an instrument to achieve the power-hungry and self-serving purposes, and for managed people it is a denial of human dignity, reason, conscience, and slavish submission of themselves to those who are in power.
No matter which musical instrument you want to learn to play, the most important thing is not to make any mistakes from the beginning on, because mistakes are always imprinted on your mind more easily than everything you do right.
Theremin: The world's first electronic musical instrument, made by Russian physicist Lev Sergeivitch Termen in 100.