Topic: MUSIC
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | instrumentum, from instruere; INSTRUCT |
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in‧stru‧ment W2
[countable]
[countable]1 a small tool used in work such as science or medicine : 
surgical instruments
tool
TZMsurgical instruments2 an object used for producing music, such as a piano or violin [= musical instrument; ↪ instrumental, instrumentalist]: electronic instruments
music
APMelectronic instruments3 a piece of equipment for measuring and showing distance, speed, temperature etc : a failure of the flight instruments sensitive earthquake-detecting instruments
for measuring
TMa failure of the flight instrumentssensitive earthquake-detecting instruments4 something or someone that is used to get a particular result
method
[usually singular]5 something that is used to hit or hurt someone :
for hurting
instrument of torture (=an object used to make people suffer pain until they give information)
