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 |
passage transit | a journey usually by ship, the outward passage tookdays |
instrument flying | navigation of an airplane solely by instruments |
surveying | the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map, he studied surveying at college |
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 |
declinometer transit declinometer | an instrument for measuring magnetic declination |
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 instrument measuring system measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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 |
public transit | a public transportation system for moving passengers |
rapid transit mass rapid transit | an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains |
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 |
theodolite transit | a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod |
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 |
transit line | a line providing public transit |
transportation system transportation transit | a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods |
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 |
instrumental role instrument | the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process |
bank identification number BIN ABA transit number | an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations, the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself |
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 |
transit zone | a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean, includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers |