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instrument
noun [C] (TOOL) /ˈɪn.strə.mənt/Definition
C1 a tool or other device, especially one without electrical power, used for performing a particular piece of work: surgical instruments instruments of torture The man's injuries had obviously been caused by a blunt instrument.Tools in general › a device used for measuring speed, height, etc. in vehicles, especially aircraft: the instrument panel The lightning had damaged the plane's instruments, and they weren't giving any readings.The interior of vehiclesWeighing, measuring and counting devices C2 formal a way of achieving or causing something: He saw the theatre as an instrument of change - a way of forcing people to consider social and political issues.Ways of achieving things
(Definition of instrument noun (TOOL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -scope suffix
- calculator noun
- calipers noun (TOOL)
- callipers noun
- dial noun (MEASURING DEVICE)
- dipstick noun (MEASURE)
- gradation noun (MARK)
- indicator noun (SIGNAL)
- light meter noun
- manometer noun
- measuring jug noun
- micrometer noun
- rangefinder noun
- ruler noun (FOR DRAWING)
- sensor noun
- spirit level noun
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