0 an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce musical sounds: --
Which instrument do you play?
1 a tool or other device, especially one without electrical power, used for performing a particular piece of work: --
He saw the theatre as an instrument of change - a way of forcing people to consider social and political issues.
The lightning had damaged the plane's instruments, and they weren't giving any readings.
the instrument panel
The man's injuries had obviously been caused by a blunt instrument.
instruments of torture
surgical instruments
2 a type of investment in a company or in government debt that can be traded on the financial markets: --
increasingly complex financial instruments
They trade in the debt instruments of developing countries.
3 an object, such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which is played to produce musical sounds: --
4 a tool or other device used for doing a particular piece of work: --
surgical instruments
5 a financial asset that can be bought or sold, such as a bond, share, or other security : --
Another distinction among types of policy instruments, that between economic and judicial or regulatory mechanisms, often gives rise to a misimpression.
A number of aspects of instruments can be discussed, and appropriately relevant characteristics can be derived.
The two following sections present characteristics of networks and instruments, respectively.
Both these instruments have been used to determine the range of behaviours associated with specific syndromes, and published data are available.
Is it possible to increase the accuracy of our diagnostic instruments ?
However, the instruments used here were more practicable because of time constraints in the general medical settings.
Fourthly, although the same set of standardized instruments were used across all sites, quality of data collection might have varied.
The intra-class correlation was good for both instruments.
