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instrument

[in-struh-muhnt] / ˈɪn strə mənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say instrument? An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. 

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In the 1960s, artists such as James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone and the Meters updated funk with electric instruments and horns.

From The Wall Street Journal

Critics argue that because the Fed has only one monetary policy instrument, the overnight-interest rate, it should focus on only one goal: low inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

While studying two of these storms, the microphone on the SuperCam instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance rover unexpectedly picked up unusually strong signals.

From Science Daily

Squeezing past a set of congas he came to his signature instrument – the vibraphone.

From BBC

He thinks of composer Michael Giacchino “onstage with those virtuosos at their respective instruments; we work with masters all around us, so we have a lot of trust in them.”

From Los Angeles Times