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- [in-struh-muh nt]
- /ˈɪn strə mənt/
- /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-struh-muh nt]
- /ˈɪn strə mənt/
Definitions of instrument word
- noun instrument a mechanical tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or precision work: surgical instruments. 1
- noun instrument a contrivance or apparatus for producing musical sounds: a stringed instrument. 1
- noun instrument a means by which something is effected or done; agency: an instrument of government. 1
- noun instrument a device for measuring the present value of a quantity under observation. 1
- noun instrument a mechanical or electronic measuring device, especially one used in navigation: landing a plane by instruments. 1
- noun instrument a formal legal document, as a draft or bond: negotiable instruments. 1
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Origin of instrument
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Latin instrūmentum equip-ment, equivalent to instrū-, stem of instruere to equip (see instruct) + -mentum -ment; see instruct
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Parts of speech for Instrument
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
instrument popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for instrument
noun instrument
- gear — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- apparatus — The apparatus of an organization or system is its structure and method of operation.
- gadget — a mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article.
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
verb instrument
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
Antonyms for instrument
noun instrument
- end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
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