instrument : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
  beating-reed instrument; reed.
  

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• (Mus.), any stringed instrument from which the tones are produced by the bow.

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• noun stringed instruments that are played with a bow
  string.
  
  • the strings played superlatively well

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• noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
  brass.
  

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• mathematical instruments employed for measuring angles, in which the graduation extends round the whole circumference of a circle, or 360°.

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• noun a document of or relating to commerce
  commercial document.
  

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• noun a written promise to repay a debt
  obligation; certificate of indebtedness.
  

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• noun a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
  derivative.
  

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• noun a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
  double reed.
  

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• noun an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings
  

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• noun a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
  electronic instrument.
  

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• noun a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
  electronic instrument.
  

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• noun (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
  execution.
  

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• noun a wind instrument with a free reed
  

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• noun navigation of an airplane solely by instruments
  

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• noun an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments
  

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• noun an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
  

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• noun an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
  

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• noun an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person
  

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• noun electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
  control panel; panel; board; control board.
  
  • he checked the instrument panel
  • suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree

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• noun a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
  

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• noun (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
  legal document; official document; instrument.
  

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• . See Surveyor's level, under Level, n.

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• noun instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  measuring device; measuring system.
  

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• noun instrument used in the practice of medicine
  

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• (Astron.), any astronomical instrument having a telescope that rotates in a meridian plane.

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• noun any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
  instrument.
  

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• noun a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
  MIDI.
  

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• noun an instrument used for navigating
  

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• noun an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money
  

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• noun an instrument designed to aid vision
  

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• noun a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  percussion instrument.
  

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• noun a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  percussion instrument.
  

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• a transit instrument the telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime vertical, used for observing the transit of stars over this circle.

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• noun a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
  beating-reed instrument; reed.
  

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• (Astron. & Surv.), instruments for observing angles, as a circle, theodolite, etc., so constructed that the angle may be measured several times in succession, and different, but successive and contiguous, portions of the graduated limb, before reading off the aggregate result, which aggregate, divided by the number of measurements, gives the angle, freed in a measure from errors of eccentricity and graduation.

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• noun an instrument used by scientists
  

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• noun a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
  special contract; contract under seal.
  

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• noun a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
  single-reed woodwind.
  

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• noun a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
  

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• noun a medical instrument used in surgery
  

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• noun an instrument used by surveyors
  surveying instrument.
  

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• noun an instrument used by surveyors
  surveying instrument.
  

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• noun a rocket fired for test purposes
  test rocket; research rocket.
  

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• noun chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events
  time-delay measuring system.
  

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• noun a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
  

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• . (Astron.) (a) A telescope mounted at right angles to a horizontal axis, on which it revolves with its line of collimation in the plane of the meridian, used in connection with a clock for observing the time of transit of a heavenly body over the meridian of a place. (b) (Surv.) A surveyor's transit. See Transit, 5, above.

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• (Astron.), a species of altitude and azimuth instrument, the peculiarity of which is, that the object end of the telescope is placed at right angles to the eye end, with a prism of total reflection at the angle, and the eye end constitutes a portion of the horizontal axis of the instrument, having the eyepiece at the pivot and in the center of the altitude circle, so that the eye has convenient access to both at the same time.

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• noun a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
  wind.
  

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• (Mus.), an instrument of music sounded by means of wind, especially by means of the breath, as a flute, a clarinet, etc.

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• noun any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
  wood; woodwind.
  

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