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instruments

  • plural
    of instrument.
    instrument
    noun
    a mechanical tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or precision work.
  • present tense form
    of instrument (3rd person singular).
    instrument
    noun
    a mechanical tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or precision work.

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Scientists measure Antarctic sea ice using satellites equipped with instruments called passive microwave sensors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Using calipers, instruments designed to measure objects with great precision, the researchers compared the sizes of preserved crayfish.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

These instruments detect microwave energy naturally emitted by Earth's surface, allowing researchers to distinguish frozen seawater from the surrounding open ocean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Shylock’s pound of flesh invokes this divine commandment, which would have been familiar to everyone in early modern Europe as governments began using bonds as financial instruments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

I use my laboratory instruments to scan the air to analyze its particles.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga