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  • 21instrument — n. implement 1) a blunt; delicate; sharp instrument 2) surgical instruments; instruments of torture 3) an instrument for (an instrument for good) device for producing a musical sound 4) to play an instrument 5) a brass; musical; percussion;… …

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  • 22stringed — string ► NOUN 1) material consisting of threads twisted together to form a thin length. 2) a piece of such material. 3) a length of catgut or wire on a musical instrument, producing a note by vibration. 4) (strings) the stringed instruments in an …

    English terms dictionary

  • 23instrument — noun 1 tool for a particular task ADJECTIVE ▪ precision, sensitive ▪ sophisticated ▪ reliable ▪ crude ▪ blunt …

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  • 24instrument — in|stru|ment W2 [ˈınstrumənt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tool)¦ 2¦(music)¦ 3¦(for measuring)¦ 4¦(method)¦ 5¦(for hurting)¦ 6 instrument of fate/God ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: instrumentum, from instruere; INSTRUCT …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25instrument — noun (C) 1 TOOL a small tool used in work such as science or medicine where very careful movements are necessary: surgical instruments 2 MUSIC an object such as a piano, horn, violin etc, used for producing musical sounds; musical instrument:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26stringed — adj. Stringed is used with these nouns: ↑instrument …

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  • 27stringed — /strɪŋd/ (say stringd) adjective 1. (of a musical instrument) having a string or strings. 2. relating to such instruments: stringed music …

  • 28musical instrument — Introduction       any device for producing a musical sound. The principal types of such instruments, classified by the method of producing sound, are percussion (percussion instrument), stringed (stringed instrument), keyboard (keyboard… …

    Universalium

  • 29keyboard instrument — ▪ music Introduction       any musical instrument on which different notes can be sounded by pressing a series of keys, push buttons, or parallel levers. In nearly all cases in Western music the keys correspond to consecutive notes in the… …

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  • 30String instrument — A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones. The… …

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