English-Lithuanian translations for instrument

• įrankis
  Šiuo atžvilgiu stebėsena yra teisėtas parlamentinis įrankis. Monitoring is a legitimate parliamentary instrument in this regard.
  Tikiu, kad EIT yra svarbus Europos įrankis. I actually do believe that this EIT is an important European instrument.
• instrumentas
  Aplinkos finansinis instrumentas (LIFE +) (balsavimas) Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+) (vote)
• priemonė
  Tai yra priemonė, tačiau svarbi priemonė. It is an instrument, but an important one.
  BUSP yra ne vien tik priemonė. The CFSP is more than an instrument.
  Tai svarbi priemonė, bet tik tiek - priemonė. An important instrument, but only that: an instrument.
• prietaisas

Definition of instrument

• A device used to produce music
• A means or agency for achieving an effect
• A measuring or displaying device
• A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement
• A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will
• A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal
• To apply measuring devices
• To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument

Examples

• The violinist was a master of her instrument
• The instrument detected an increase in radioactivity
• The dentist set down his tray of instruments
• The scientist recorded the temperature with a thermometer but wished he had a more accurate instrument
• A bond indenture is the instrument that gives a bond its value
• Negotiable instruments are the foundation of the debt markets
• a sonata instrumented for orchestra

Related words

• instrumental
• instrumentate
• instruments
• instrumentalist
• instrumentality
• instrumentally
• instrumentation
• instrumentalism
• multi-instrumentalist