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Look up instrument in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Instrument may refer to: Flight instruments, the devices used to measure the speed, altitude, and
Instrument
Device for making musical sounds
instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it
Musical_instrument
Type of musical instrument that produces a sound by being hit
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles
Percussion_instrument
Qualification to fly aircraft under IFR regulations
Instrument rating refers to the qualifications that a pilot must have in order to fly under instrument flight rules (IFR). It requires specific training
Instrument_rating
Class of musical instruments with vibrating strings
In musical instrument classification, string instruments, or chordophones, are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a performer
String_instrument
Type of legal document
Legal instrument is a legal term of art that is used for any formally executed written document that can be formally attributed to its author, records
Legal_instrument
Tools used by navigators and pilots
Navigational instruments are instruments used by nautical navigators and pilots as tools of their trade. The purpose of navigation is to ascertain the
Navigational_instrument
Monetary contract between parties
A financial instrument is a monetary contract between parties. They can be created, traded, modified and settled. They can be cash (currency), evidence
Financial_instrument
Class of musical instruments
A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of
Brass_instrument
Traditional Andean pan flute
zampoña or zampolla) is a traditional Andean panpipe. This instrument is the main instrument used in a musical genre known as sikuri. It is traditionally
Siku_(instrument)
Japanese plucked string instrument
The koto (箏 or 琴) is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se,
Koto_(instrument)
Contract document exchangeable for money
A negotiable instrument is a document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand, or at a set time, whose payer is usually
Negotiable_instrument
Any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute families
The cuatro is a family of Latin American string instruments played in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and other Latin American countries. It is derived
Cuatro_(instrument)
pitched in F. It had a straight body, an open bell, and two keys. The instrument was first used in Alcidiane by Jean-Baptiste Lully in 1658 and in French
Taille_(instrument)
Class of musical instruments with air resonator
Charles Gounod's Petite Symphonie pour neuf instruments à vent (Little Symphony for Nine Wind Instruments) I. Adagio, allegro II: Andante cantabile III:
Wind_instrument
Device or tool used for scientific purposes
A scientific instrument is a device or tool used for scientific purposes, including the study of both natural phenomena and theoretical research. Historically
Scientific_instrument
Family of musical wind instruments
Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe
Woodwind_instrument
Legal document establishing a trust
In trust law, a trust instrument (also sometimes called a deed of trust, where executed by way of deed) is an instrument in writing executed by a settlor
Trust_instrument
Surface used for takeoff or landing
markings, designators, and centerlines. Additionally, they do not provide an instrument-based landing procedure; pilots must be able to see the runway to use
Runway
Stringed instrument from West Africa
The kora (Manding languages: ߞߐߙߊ kɔra) is a stringed instrument used extensively in West Africa. A kora typically has 21 strings, which are played by
Kora_(instrument)
Family of musical instruments
A horn is any of a family of musical instruments made of a tube, usually made of metal and often curved in various ways, with one narrow end into which
Horn_(instrument)
Central Asian musical instrument
/rʊˈbɑːb/) or robab is a lute-like musical instrument of Central Asian origin. It is the national musical instrument of Afghanistan and is also commonly played
Rubab_(instrument)
Middle Eastern string instrument
Azerbaijani: qanun; Uyghur: قالون, romanized: qalon) is a Middle Eastern string instrument played either solo, or more often as part of an ensemble, in much of Armenia
Qanun_(instrument)
Small telescope used for precise astrometry
In astronomy, a transit instrument is a small telescope with an extremely precisely graduated mount used for the precise observation of star positions
Transit_instrument
Japanese bell
atarigane or kane or chanchiki (当たり鉦 or 鉦 or チャンチキ) (ja:鉦鼓(en:Shōko (instrument)) or ja:摺鉦) [kane] is a type of dish-shaped bell from Japan. The atarigane
Kane_(instrument)
Aircraft landing procedure
In aviation, an instrument approach or instrument approach procedure (IAP) is a series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft
Instrument_approach
Electrical device
Instrument transformers are high accuracy class electrical devices used to isolate or transform voltage or current levels. The most common usage of instrument
Instrument_transformer
Type of financial certificate
A bearer instrument is a document that entitles the holder of the document to rights of ownership or title to the underlying property. In the case of shares
Bearer_instrument
Idiophone
A ratchet or rattle, more specifically, cog rattle is a musical instrument of the percussion family and a warning/signaling device. It operates on the
Ratchet_(instrument)
Tools designed for use during surgery
A surgical instrument is a medical device used during surgery to perform specific actions, such as cutting, modifying tissue, or providing access for viewing
Surgical_instrument
Large, steam-powered musical instrument
mechanical organs) (see below for pronunciation) is an American musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or, more recently
Calliope_(instrument)
Musical instrument
The bazooka is a brass musical instrument several feet in length which incorporates telescopic tubing like the trombone. Radio comedian Bob Burns is credited
Bazooka_(instrument)
1653 constitution of England, Scotland and Ireland
The Instrument of Government was the first constitution of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and was also the first codified and written
Instrument_of_Government
Chinese transverse flute
Qudi (曲笛), Bangdi (梆笛), and Xindi (新笛). It is a major Chinese musical instrument that is widely used in many genres of Chinese folk music, Chinese opera
Dizi_(instrument)
A public instrument is any legal instrument (legal document) recorded with and authenticated by a public office or employee. To carry weight, any such
Public_instrument
Measuring instrument used primarily in navigation; type of reflecting instrument
reflecting instrument used in navigation. The name octant derives from the Latin octans meaning eighth part of a circle, because the instrument's arc is one
Octant_(instrument)
Musical instrument played using a keyboard
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers that are pressed by the fingers. The most common of these are the
Keyboard_instrument
Guidance system for a landing aircraft
In aviation, the instrument landing system (ILS) is a precision radio navigation system that provides short-range guidance to aircraft to allow them to
Instrument_landing_system
Musical instrument for which notated pitch differs from sounding pitch
A transposing instrument is a musical instrument for which music notation is not written at concert pitch (concert pitch is the pitch on a non-transposing
Transposing_instrument
Musical instrument, based on an empty jug
The jug used as a musical instrument is an empty jug (usually made of glass or stoneware) played with buzzed lips to produce a trombone-like tone. The
Jug_(instrument)
Percussion instrument
(German pronunciation: [haŋ]; plural form: Hanghang) is a type of musical instrument fitting into the idiophone class and based on the Trinidad & Tobago steelpan
Hang_(instrument)
Musical instrument made from a seashell (conch)
KONCH) or conque, also called a "seashell instrument" or "shell natural instruments", is a wind instrument that is made from a conch, the shell of several
Conch_(instrument)
Navigation instrument
A quadrant is an instrument used to measure angles up to 90°. Different versions of this instrument could be used to calculate various readings, such as
Quadrant_(instrument)
Devices for observing, measuring or recording astronomical data
An astronomical instrument is a device for observing, measuring or recording astronomical data. They are used in the scientific field of astronomy, a natural
List of astronomical instruments
List_of_astronomical_instruments
RfD› The datong (大筒) is a bowed string instrument in the huqin family, and is used as an accompanying instrument in the huaguxi opera tradition of Hunan
Datong_(instrument)
Device used to make and display dimensional measurements
use. Analogue instrument meter with analogue display ("needles"). Until the later decades the most common basic type. Digital instrument meter with analogue
Gauge_(instrument)
Software that facilitates remote control of electronic test instruments
remote instrument control. Instrument drivers are specified by the IVI Foundation and define an I/O abstraction layer using the virtual instrument software
Instrument_driver
Traditional Australian musical instrument
(/ˌdɪdʒəriˈduː/ ; also spelt didjeridu, among other variants) is a wind instrument, played with vibrating lips to produce a continuous drone while using
Didgeridoo
Musical instrument
A folk instrument is a traditional musical instrument that has remained largely restricted to traditional folk music, and is not usually used in the classical
Folk_instrument
Scientific instrument using light waves for image viewing
An optical instrument is a device that processes light waves (or photons), either to enhance an image for viewing or to analyze and determine their characteristic
Optical_instrument
Early lip-reed wind instrument
The serpent is a low-pitched early wind instrument in the lip-reed family, developed in the Renaissance era. It has a trombone-like mouthpiece, with six
Serpent_(instrument)
1945 agreement ending World War II
The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the printed agreement that formalized the surrender of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II.
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender
Over-reliance on a familiar tool
The law of the instrument, law of the hammer, Maslow's hammer, or golden hammer is a cognitive bias that involves an over-reliance on a familiar tool.
Law_of_the_instrument
The Instruments is the musical project of Heather McIntosh, cellist in a number of Athens, Georgia groups including Circulatory System, Elf Power, and
The_Instruments
Zither with sprung hammers
musical instrument of the zither family, which was played by pressing spring-levers to cause small hammers to strike the strings of the instrument. The term
Celestaphone_(instrument)
1999 soundtrack album by Fugazi
Cohen's documentary film Instrument (1999), which follows the band. Instrument Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to Instrument, a 1999 documentary film
Instrument_Soundtrack
Aircraft instrument that gives information during flight
Flight instruments are the instruments in the cockpit of an aircraft that provide the pilot with data about the flight situation of that aircraft, such
Flight_instruments
Civil aviation regulations for flight on instruments
In aviation, instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is
Instrument_flight_rules
Woodwind musical instrument
which comes from the Latin word pipare. The fife is a diatonically tuned instrument commonly consisting of a tube with six finger holes and an embouchure
Fife_(instrument)
Topics referred to by the same term
instrument can refer to: National instrument (music), of particular cultural and social importance National Instrument 43-101, a national instrument for
National_instrument
Topics referred to by the same term
Instrument panel may refer to: Control panel (engineering) Flight instruments Dashboard This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Instrument_panel
Amplifier with loudspeaker for use with musical instruments
An instrument amplifier is an electronic amplifier that converts the often barely audible or purely electronic signal of a musical instrument into a larger
Instrument_amplifier
Globular vessel flute from China
a globular, vessel flute from China. It is one of the oldest musical instruments in China and has been in use for approximately 7,000 years. The xun was
Xun_(instrument)
a musical instrument, a type of bamboo tube zither played by the Jah Hut group of the Orang Asli tribal peoples of Malaysia. The instrument is made of
Krem_(instrument)
Topics referred to by the same term
Virtual instrument may refer to: A Software synthesizer, a computer program or plug-in that generates digital audio Virtual instrumentation, customized
Virtual_instrument
Control panel in front of a vehicle operator
A dashboard (also called dash, instrument panel or IP, or fascia) is a control panel set within the central console of a vehicle, boat, or cockpit of an
Dashboard
Software that performs a specific synthesis, analysis, or measurement function
In metrology (test and measurement science), a synthetic instrument is software that performs a specific synthesis, analysis, or measurement function.
Synthetic_instrument
xindi (Chinese: 新笛; pinyin: xīndí; lit. 'new flute') is a Chinese musical instrument. A 20th-century derivative of the ancient dizi (bamboo transverse flute)
Xindi_(instrument)
Musical instrument in the tuba family
The helicon is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Most are B♭ basses, but they are also built in E♭ or F, and occasionally in tenor or even
Helicon_(instrument)
Cymbal originated from the Indian subcontinent
musical instruments "Solid Instrument Article, Musical Instruments: Solids, Solid Instrument From New Delhi, Solid Instrument Musical Instrument, Popular
Taal_(instrument)
Musical instrument made from the jawbone of an equine or cow
quijada, charrasca, or jawbone (in English) is an idiophone percussion instrument made from the jawbone of a donkey, horse, mule, or cattle, producing a
Jawbone_(instrument)
Chinese plucked string instrument
ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn) is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings.
Ruan_(instrument)
Musical instrument
The cowbell is an idiophone hand percussion instrument used in various styles of music, such as Latin and rock. It is named after the similar bell used
Cowbell_(instrument)
Traditional West African guitar
written ngɔni, n'goni, or nkoni) is a traditional West African string instrument. Its body is made of wood or calabash with dried animal (often goat) skin
Ngoni_(instrument)
Astronomical tool to determine local time
A nocturnal is an instrument used to determine the local time based on the position of a star in the night sky relative to the pole star. As a result of
Nocturnal_(instrument)
Small portable organ
Look up regal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The musical instrument known as the regal or regalle (from Middle French régale) is a small portable
Regal_(instrument)
American semiconductor designer and manufacturer
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the top 10 semiconductor
Texas_Instruments
Simple wooden flute
A pipe is a tubular wind instrument in general, or various specific wind instruments. The word is an onomatopoeia, and comes from the tone which can resemble
Pipe_(instrument)
Type of delegated legislation
In many countries, a statutory instrument is a form of delegated legislation. Statutory instruments are the principal form of delegated or secondary legislation
Statutory_instrument
Mathematical abstraction of quantum measurement
In quantum physics, a quantum instrument is a mathematical description of a quantum measurement, capturing both the classical and quantum outputs. It can
Quantum_instrument
Medical condition
Instrument myopia is the tendency of a person with normal eyes to focus them too close when looking into an optical instrument at its image. Optical instruments
Instrument_myopia
Japanese mouth organ instrument
The shō (笙) is a Japanese free reed musical instrument descended from the Chinese sheng, of the Tang dynasty era, which was introduced to Japan during
Shō_(instrument)
Gourd mouth organ from China
mouth-blown polyphonic free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes. It is one of the oldest Chinese instruments, with images depicting its kind dating
Sheng_(instrument)
centimeters across, used in Bassac theater for scenes requiring a loud instrument, such as battle scenes. It is also used to signal the entrance and exit
Lau_(instrument)
Stringed instrument of Cuban origin
three-course chordophone of Cuban origin. The most widespread variety of the instrument is the original Cuban tres with six strings. Its sound has become a defining
Tres_(instrument)
Any solid object used as a weapon
A blunt instrument is any solid object that can be used as a hand tool, weapon or thrown projectile for striking a target, exerts impact via direct transfer
Blunt_instrument
Musical instrument
single piece of wood. The term generally signifies the Western orchestral instrument, but may also refer to the Chinese woodblock. In ragtime and jazz music
Woodblock_(instrument)
1945 agreement ending WWII in Europe
The German Instrument of Surrender was a legal document effecting the unconditional surrender of the remaining German armed forces to the Allies, ending
German Instrument of Surrender
German_Instrument_of_Surrender
Medieval string instrument originating from Anglo-Saxon England
to describe the same instrument, or type of instrument." The direction of the spread of the instrument is uncertain. The instrument may have developed in
Rotte_(lyre)
Historic treaty for princely states to join India or Pakistan
The Instrument of Accession was a legal document legislated by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Government of India Act 1935, that was used
Instrument_of_Accession
Ancient Greek musical instrument
musical instrument in the yoke lutes family. It was a seven-stringed professional version of the lyre, which was regarded as a rustic, or folk instrument, appropriate
Kithara
NASA infrared space telescope
National Reconnaissance Office and will carry two scientific instruments. The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300.8-megapixel multi-band visible and near-infrared
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Nancy_Grace_Roman_Space_Telescope
Traditional Korean end-blown flute
has three holes and is used in court music. It is a wind instrument, a small carved instrument, which was imported from China in 1116 (the eleventh year
Yak_(instrument)
Fretted string instrument
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with some exceptions) and typically has six or twelve strings. It is usually held
Guitar
Bowed string instrument
smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo
Violin
Topics referred to by the same term
An instrument of surrender is a surrendering document of a military conflict, as those documents are legal instruments. Some such documents are: Japanese
Instrument_of_Surrender
Instrument error refers to a measurement error inherited from a measuring instrument. It could be caused by manufacturing tolerances of components in the
Instrument_error
Part of a stringed instrument
on a stringed musical instrument and transmits the vibration of those strings to another structural component of the instrument—typically a soundboard
Bridge_(instrument)
Musical instrument
The nevel, nebel (Hebrew: נֵבֶל nēḇel), was a stringed instrument used by the Phoenicians and the Israelites. The Greeks translated the name as nabla (νάβλα
Nevel_(instrument)
held with the resonator between the knees. It is considered a supporting instrument in the Chaozhou xianshi ensemble. It is tuned lower and plays in a slower
Tihu_(instrument)
INSTRUMENT
INSTRUMENT
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bansuri | பாஂஸà¯à®°à¯€
Flute-musical instrument
Bansuri | பாஂஸà¯à®°à¯€
Girl/Female
Tamil
A musical instrument, Wise, Far-sighted
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : occupational name for a player on the harp, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Dutch harp ‘harp’. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nanduni | நாநà¯à®¤à¯à®¨à¯€
Musical instrument
Nanduni | நாநà¯à®¤à¯à®¨à¯€
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lumbika | லà¯à®®à¯à®ªà®¿à®•ா
A musical instrument
Lumbika | லà¯à®®à¯à®ªà®¿à®•ா
Girl/Female
Tamil
Musical instrument, Ankle bells
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bonasri | போநாஸரீÂ
Flute, Instrument played by Lord Krishna
Bonasri | போநாஸரீÂ
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Horn 1 with the agent suffix -er; an occupational name for someone who made or sold small articles made of horn, a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal, or a topographic name for someone who lived at a ‘horn’ of land.habitational name from Horner in Diptford, Devon, which is named from Old English horn ‘horn of land’ + ora ‘hill spur’, ‘ridge’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Horn 4.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Musical instrument worn by the dancer
Girl/Female
Tamil
Musical instrument
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch horn ‘horn’, applied in a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made small articles, such as combs, spoons, and window lights, out of horn; as a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a horn-shaped spur of a hill or tongue of land in a bend of a river, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element (for example, in England, Horne in Surrey on a spur of a hill and Horn in Rutland in a bend of a river); as a nickname, perhaps referring to some feature of a person’s physical appearance, or denoting a cuckolded husband.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Swedish : ornamental or topographic name from horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : presumably from German Horn ‘horn’, adopted as a surname for reasons that are not clear. It may be purely ornamental, or it may refer to the ram’s horn (Hebrew shofar) blown in the Synagogue during various ceremonies.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Musical instrument
Girl/Female
Tamil
Flute, Instrument played by Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Tamil
Musical instrument, Distinguished, Brilliance, Gold light, The earth, A musical Raag another name for the Love God Kaama and Shiva, Spotted deer
Girl/Female
Tamil
Musical instrument, Ankle bells
Girl/Female
Tamil
A musical instrument, Wise, Far-sighted
Girl/Female
Tamil
Musical instrument
Girl/Female
Tamil
Flute, Instrument played by Lord Krishna
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire near Bridlington, so named from Old English hearpe ‘harp’ (the instrument or the device used for purifying sea salt) + hÄm ‘homestead’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
One string instrument
INSTRUMENT
INSTRUMENT
Female
Native American
Native American Dakota name WICAPI WAKAN means "holy star."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
British, English
A Small Bird
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Light of Truth
Boy/Male
French American Anglo Saxon English
Rules with elf-wisdom.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
One who can Command an Elephant; Elephant Tamer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place of this name in Cornwall.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Genius.
Boy/Male
Scottish
Smith.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Italian
Italian Form of Genevieve; White Wave; Of the Race of Women; Fair and Yielding; Juniper Tree
INSTRUMENT
INSTRUMENT
INSTRUMENT
INSTRUMENT
INSTRUMENT
adv.
By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
n.
The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency.
n.
Usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality.
n.
An instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or liquids by introducing them into a vessel of known capacity.
adv.
With instruments of music; as, a song instrumentally accompanied.
n.
An instrument consisting essentially of a glass tube provided with a graduated scale, for exhibiting to the eye the changes of volume of a gas or gaseous mixture resulting from chemical action, and the like.
a.
Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms.
n.
The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; orchestration; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.
n.
A performer on a musical instrument; an instrumentalist.
n.
The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect.
n.
That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments.
pl.
of Instrumentality
n.
A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced; as, a musical instrument.
n.
The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments; means; agency.
n.
One who plays upon an instrument of music, as distinguished from a vocalist.
n.
Instruments of war.
a.
Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business.
a.
Instrumental.
a.
Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music.
v. t.
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.