English-Russian translations for 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

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

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