Instrument

/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:16 pts10 letters

Definition of Instrument

noun

  1. A device used to produce music.

    "The violinist was a master of her instrument."

  2. A means or agency for achieving an effect.
  3. A measuring or displaying device.

    "The instrument detected an increase in radioactivity."

  4. A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.

    "The dentist set down his tray of instruments."

  5. A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.

    "A bond indenture is the instrument that gives a bond its value."

verb

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

    "a sonata instrumented for orchestra"

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