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instrument
noun
    1. A tool, especially one used for delicate scientific work or measurement. Also as adj.
      Example: instrument case
      Thesaurus: implement, device, apparatus, contraption, tool.
    2. Any of several devices which are used to produce musical sounds. See also wind instrument, percussion 2, string 3.
      Form: musical instrument (also)
    3. Inside a vehicle or aircraft: any of several devices which measure, show and control speed, temperature, direction, etc. Also as adj.
      Example: instrument panel
    4. Someone or something that is seen as a means of achieving or doing something.
      Example: She was the instrument of his downfall
      Thesaurus: means, agent, vehicle, way, medium, force, factor.
    5. A formal or official legal document.
verb instrumented, instrumenting
    1. To arrange, orchestrate or score (music).
    2. To equip something with instruments for measuring, etc.
Etymology: 13c: from Latin instrumentum equipment or tool.



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