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Learn to pronounce in·stru·ment

/ˈinstrəmənt/
noun
  1. a tool or implement, especially one for delicate or scientific work.
    "a surgical instrument"
    synonyms: implement, tool, utensil, device, apparatus, contrivance, gadget, contraption, appliance, mechanism, gizmo
  2. a measuring device used to gauge the level, position, speed, etc. of something, especially a motor vehicle or aircraft.
    "a new instrument for measuring ozone levels"
    synonyms: measuring device, gauge, meter, measure, indicator, dial, display
  3. an object or device for producing musical sounds.
    "a percussion instrument"
  4. a formal document, especially a legal one.
    "execution involves signature and unconditional delivery of the instrument"

verb
equip (something) with measuring instruments.
"engineers have instrumented rockets to study the upper atmosphere"

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