instrument

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum (“an implement, tool”), From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) +‎ -mentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/, /ˈɪnstɹʊmənt/ Hyphenation: in‧stru‧ment === Noun === instrument (plural instruments) A device used to produce music. A means or agency for achieving an aspect. A measuring or displaying device. A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement. (aviation, usually in the plural) Ellipsis of flight instrument. (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will. (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:instrument ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === instrument (third-person singular simple present instruments, present participle instrumenting, simple past and past participle instrumented) (transitive) To apply measuring devices. (transitive) To devise, conceive, cook up, plan. To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument. ==== Synonyms ==== (to apply measuring devices): measure, supervise (to devise, conceive): (to perform on an instrument): play (to prepare for an instrument): arrange === Anagrams === nutriments == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnstrūmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ins.tɾuˈme̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ins.tɾuˈment] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ins.tɾuˈmen] === Noun === instrument m (plural instruments) instrument, a tool used for manipulation or measurement. device used to produce music. Synonym: instrument musical means or agency for achieving an effect. Synonym: mitjà document that justifies or proves something. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== instrumental instrumentar === Further reading === “instrument”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “instrument”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “instrument” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “instrument”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Noun === instrument n (singular definite instrumentet, plural indefinite instrumenter) instrument (music) musical instrument Synonym: musikinstrument ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “instrument” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪn.stryˈmɛnt/ Hyphenation: in‧stru‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === instrument n (plural instrumenten, diminutive instrumentje n) instrument (music) musical instrument Synonyms: muziekinstrument, speeltuig ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: instrumen == French == === Etymology === From Middle French instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃s.tʁy.mɑ̃/ === Noun === instrument m (plural instruments) instrument (means or agency for achieving an effect) Near-synonym: outil nom d'instrument ― nomen instrumenti instrument de musique ― musical instrument (figuratively, literary) instrument (person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal) ellipsis of instrument de musique (“musical instrument”) instrument à cordes ― string instrument instrument à vent ― wind instrument instrument à percussion ― percussion instrument ==== Derived terms ==== instrumentiste ==== Related terms ==== instrumental === Further reading === “instrument”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “instrument”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “instrument”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette == Middle English == === Alternative forms === enstrement, instreument, jnstrument, ynstrument === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French instrument, from Latin instrūmentum (“tool, device”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /instriu̯ˈmɛnt/, /instruˈmɛnt/, /ˈinstriu̯mɛnt/, /ˈinstrumɛnt/ === Noun === instrument (plural instrumentes) A tool or device used for manipulation, especially for medical and scientific uses. A device used to produce music; a musical instrument. A piece of weaponry (such as a siege engine). A legal document, such as a contract, deed or will. The means by which one reaches an end or effect. A body part that performs a certain function; an organ. The human body as a whole. One of the five senses. ==== Synonyms ==== (music): organe; organum; simphane; symphonye ==== Related terms ==== instrumental ==== Descendants ==== English: instrument === References === == Middle French == === Noun === instrument m (plural instrumens) (musical) instrument instrument (device, often mechanical) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === instrument n (definite singular instrumentet, indefinite plural instrument or instrumenter, definite plural instrumenta or instrumentene) an instrument ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === instrument n (definite singular instrumentet, indefinite plural instrument, definite plural instrumenta) an instrument ==== Derived terms ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin īnstrūmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈstru.mɛnt/ Rhymes: -umɛnt Syllabification: in‧stru‧ment === Noun === instrument m inan instrument ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “instrument”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[5] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “instrument”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[6] (in Polish) instrument in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French instrument, from Latin instrumentum. === Pronunciation === === Noun === instrument n (plural instrumente) instrument ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === instrument n an instrument (of music, for measurement, method, tool, or financial contract) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== instrumentera instrumentering instrumentation ==== See also ==== verktyg (“tool”) === References === “instrument”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “instrument”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “instrument”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Zoogocho Zapotec == === Alternative forms === stroment === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish instrumento. === Noun === instrument musical instrument === References === Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000), Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[7] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 236