instrument

Meaning

Noun

1. A device used to produce music.
2. A means or agency for achieving an effect.
3. A measuring or displaying device.
4. A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural-normally) A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
6. A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
7. (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.

Verb

1. (transitive) To apply measuring devices.
2. (transitive) To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
3. To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.

Synonyms

tool

implement

device

apparatus

appliance

means

utensil

musical instrument

equipment

gadget

machine

document

weapon

organ

pawn

vehicle

instrumental role

cat’s-paw

legal instrument

ware

official document

set

expedient

medium

legal document

beneficiary

contrivance

instrumentate

agent

attribute

tools

Arg2

indirect object

piece of equipment

gear

⚙️

meter

engine

dupe

bill

deed

credentials

bargaining

creature

material

automobile

aid

action

mean

machines

contraption

Translations

instrument

instrumento

strumento

Instrument

instrument

instrumento

outil

Werkzeug

ferramenta

herramienta

όργανο

Gerät

Mittel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: instrument

In summary

From Middle English instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum (“an implement, tool”),
From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) + -mentum.

Sentences

An instrument somewhat resembling a trumpet in sound .