instrument noun [ C ] (MUSIC)
A2 also musical instrument an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce musical sounds:
Which instrument do you play?
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- When a piece of music is recorded, each instrument is recorded separately on a 24- or 48-track tape.
- If you want to learn to play a musical instrument, it might be a good idea to begin on something simple.
- This wooden instrument is the ancestor of the modern metal flute.
- The family all play instruments - they're all very musical.
- The trumpet and trombone are brass instruments.
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instrument noun [ C ] (TOOL)
C1 a tool or other device, especially one without electrical power, used for performing a particular piece of work:
surgical instruments
instruments of torture
› a device used for measuring speed, height, etc. in vehicles, especially aircraft:
the instrument panel
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- The main instruments are in the centre of the control panel.
- The doctor used a sharp instrument to dig a piece of glass out of my finger.
- Lewis estimates that 40 to 80 percent of dentists actually autoclave their instruments as they should.
- The museum has a large collection of vicious medieval torture instruments.
- The instrument panel was brightly illuminated.
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instrument noun [ C ] (FINANCE)
› a type of investment in a company or in government debt that can be traded on the financial markets:
They trade in the debt instruments of developing countries.
increasingly complex financial instruments
