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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. 

Example Sentences

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"All that grafting she had done for my future and it was stolen. We've had to sell musical instruments and our car, and we were briefly homeless."

From BBC

The instruments recorded extremely small "low-frequency" earthquakes that occur where tectonic plates slowly slide against or over one another.

From Science Daily

They described AI as a "tool" or an "assisting instrument" within a "human-controlled creative process".

From BBC

And while inflation traders expect the annual headline CPI rate to peak at 2.8% in May, they also see it drifting below that level through year-end, based on derivative-like instruments known as fixings.

From MarketWatch

The analysts expect management to continue highlighting uptake of innovative instruments and assays in areas like pathology and immunoassay through the year.

From The Wall Street Journal