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Meanings of instrument in English

Portuguese
instrumento musical
Catalan
instrument musical
Spanish
instrumento musical
Wikidata

A device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music.

        instrumento musical
        Portuguese
        ferramenta
        Catalan
        eina
        Spanish
        herramienta
        Wikidata

        The means whereby some act is accomplished.

              ferramenta
              Portuguese
              negócio jurídico
              Catalan
              document legal
              Spanish
              documento oficial

              (Law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right.

                    negócio jurídico
                    Portuguese
                    peão

                    A person used by another to gain an end.

                          peão
                          Usage of instrument in English
                          1
                          They used the law as an instrument of change to better society.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          For each instrument, a new set of questions needs to be asked.
                          Wired
                          3
                          Unfortunately, neither instrument found any evidence of a planet-wide subsurface water system.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          That leaves interest rates as the main instrument for helping the economy.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          Objectives: To develop a mechanical syringe procedure for identification of instrument problems.
                          Pubmed
                          6
                          The design of a new surgical instrument could possibly resolve the problem.
                          Pubmed
                          7
                          Considerable damage has been done to this essential instrument of State policy.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          This patient-centered instrument helped document important quality-of-life concerns among chronic wound patients.
                          Pubmed
                          9
                          A brief instrument is needed to measure negative thinking in these patients.
                          Pubmed
                          10
                          The case of the instrument may be made in the following way:
                          The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                          11
                          Results: A reliability test for the Internet follow-up instrument showed adequate correlation.
                          Pubmed
                          12
                          Conclusion: These results suggest that this instrument is both valid and reliable.
                          Pubmed
                          13
                          He said there was no instrument available at present to do that.
                          The Irish Times
                          14
                          No instrument is used in these observations; they depend on personal estimate.
                          The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition...
                          15
                          The quality of the identified reports was assessed using the AMSTAR instrument.
                          Pubmed
                          16
                          It has no place in a democracy as an instrument of terror.
                          The Irish Times
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