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 |
| tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies |
| 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 |
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 |
carpenter's kit
tool kit | a set of carpenter's tools |
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 |
cutter
cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
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 |
| edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
electronic instrument
electronic musical instrument | a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically |
entrenching tool
trenching spade | a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches |
| freeeed instrument | a wind instrument with a free reed |
garden tool
lawn tool | used for working in gardens or yards |
graver
graving tool
pointel
pointrel | a tool used by an engraver |
| hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands |
| 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 |
| machine tool | a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials |
| 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 |
| power tool | a tool driven by a motor |
| scientific instrument | an instrument used by scientists |
| shaping tool | a tool for shaping metal |
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 |
tire iron
tire tool | hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel |
| tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation |
| tool bag | a bag in which tools are carried |
toolbox
tool chest
tool cabinet
tool case | a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools |
| 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 |