(of musical instrument)

  • 111instrument — in·stru·ment || ɪnstrÉ™mÉ™nt n. tool, implement; device, appliance; musical instrument; agent, means; document v. equip with instruments; orchestrate, arrange a piece of music for musical instruments …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 112instrument — noun 1》 a tool or implement, especially for precision work. 2》 a measuring device, especially in a vehicle or aircraft. 3》 (also musical instrument) a device for producing musical sounds. 4》 a means of pursuing an aim. 5》 a person who is made use …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 113instrument —   Mea pa ahana; pila (musical). See musical instrument …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 114Instrument de musique mécanique — On appelle instruments de musique mécanique les appareils qui sont capables de jouer une musique de manière autonome, ou simplement assistée. Dès le IXe siècle, à Bagdad, une flûte mue par picot atteste des recherches pour automatiser la… …

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  • 115musical — mu•si•cal [[t]ˈmyu zɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) mad of, pertaining to, or producing music: a musical instrument[/ex] 2) mad of the nature of or resembling music; melodious; harmonious 3) mad fond of or skilled in music 4) mad set to or accompanied by… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 116musical — /ˈmjuzɪkəl / (say myoohzikuhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument. 2. of the nature of or resembling music; melodious; harmonious. 3. fond of or skilled in music. 4. set to or accompanied by music: a musical… …

  • 117musical saw — noun : a handsaw made to produce melody by bending the blade with varying tension while sounding it with a small hammer or a violin bow * * * ˌmusical ˈsaw 7 [musical saw] noun a musical instrument consisting of a ↑saw that bends to produce… …

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  • 118instrument*/*/*/ — [ˈɪnstrʊmənt] noun [C] 1) a tool that is used in science, medicine, or technology scientific instruments such as microscopes[/ex] 2) a musical instrument, for example a piano or a guitar Do you play an instrument?[/ex] 3) a piece of equipment… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 119instrument de musique — muzikos instrumentas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. musical instrument vok. Musikinstrument, n rus. музыкальный инструмент, m pranc. instrument de musique, m …

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  • 120instrument — [13] Instrument comes from the same source as instruct: the Latin verb instruere ‘build, prepare, equip, teach’. From it was derived the noun instrūmentum, which meant ‘tool, equipment’. When introduced into English via Old French at the end of… …

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