Instrument

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Related terms 1.2 Verb

English

Noun

instrument

1. a device used to produce music
2. a measuring or displaying device
3. a tool

Translations

• CJKV Characters: 塤, 埙
• Chinese: 儀器 , 仪器 (yiqi)
• French: instrument
• German: Instrument
• Greek: όργανο
• Italian: strumento
• Japanese: 器械 (kikai)
• Korean: 계기
• Latin: instrumentum
• Portuguese: instrumento
• Russian: аппаратура
• Spanish: instrumento

Related terms

• instrumentation
• instrumental
• instrumentive
• musical instrument

Verb

to instrument

1. to apply measuring devices
2. to devise, conceive, cook-up, plan

See instumental