instrument
tool | the means whereby some act is accomplished, my greed was the instrument of my destruction, science has given us new tools to fight disease |
| instrument landing | an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments |
| instrument flying | navigation of an airplane solely by instruments |
measurement
measuring
measure
mensuration | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule, the measurements were carefully done, his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
measuring worm
inchworm
looper | small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments, mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae |
| analog clock | a clock that displays the time of day by the position of hands on a dial |
analog computer
analogue computer | a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) |
| analog watch | a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial |
beatingeed instrument
reed instrument
reed | a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed |
bowed stringed instrument
string | stringed instruments that are played with a bow, the strings played superlatively well |
brass
brass instrument | a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
control panel
instrument panel
control board
board panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices, he checked the instrument panel, suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree |
digital-analog converter
digital-to-analog converter | device for converting digital signals into analogue signals |
digitizer
digitiser
analog-digital converter
analog-to-digital converter | device for converting analogue signals into digital signals |
doubleeed instrument
double reed | a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together |
| drafting instrument | an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings |
electronic instrument
electronic musical instrument | a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically |
| freeeed instrument | a wind instrument with a free reed |
| instrument | a device that requires skill for proper use |
| instrument of execution | an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person |
| instrument of punishment | an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
| instrument of torture | an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person |
| keyboard instrument | a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard |
| measuring cup | graduated cup used to measure liquid or granular ingredients |
measuring instrument
measuring system
measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
measuring stick
measure
measuring rod | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals, used as a reference in making measurements |
| medical instrument | instrument used in the practice of medicine |
musical instrument
instrument | any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds |
| navigational instrument | an instrument used for navigating |
| optical instrument | an instrument designed to aid vision |
percussion instrument
percussive instrument | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
| scientific instrument | an instrument used by scientists |
singleeed instrument
singleeed woodwind | a beatingeed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) |
| stringed instrument | a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound |
| surgical instrument | a medical instrument used in surgery |
surveying instrument
surveyor's instrument | an instrument used by surveyors |
test rocket
research rocket
test instrument vehicle | a rocket fired for test purposes |
time-delay measuring instrument
time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
| transit instrument | a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian |
wind instrument
wind | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
woodwind
woodwind instrument
wood | any wind instrument other than the brass instruments |
analogue
analog
parallel | something having the property of being analogous to something else |
instrumental role
instrument | the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process |
commercial document
commercial instrument | a document of or relating to commerce |
legal document
legal instrument
official document
instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
derivative instrument
derivative | a financial instrument whose value is based on another security |
| negotiable instrument | an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money |
sealed instrument
contract under seal
special contract | a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached |
| execution execution of instrument | (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable |
musical instrument digital interface
MIDI | a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers |