Instrument may refer to:

Science and technology

* Flight instruments, the devices used to measure the speed, altitude, and pertinent flight angles of various kinds of aircraft * Laboratory equipment, the measuring tools used in a scientific laboratory, often electronic in nature * Mathematical instrument, devices used in geometric construction or measurements in astronomy, surveying and navigation * Measuring instrument, a device used to measure or compare physical properties * Medical instrument, a device used to diagnose or treat diseases * Optical instrument, relies on the properties of light * Quantum instrument, a mathematical object in quantum theory combining the concepts of measurement and quantum operation * Scientific instrument, a device used to collect scientific data * Surgical instrument * Vehicle instrument, a device measuring parameters of a vehicle, such as its speed or position * Weather instrument, a device used to record aspects of the weather

Music

* Musical instrument, a device designed to produce musical sounds ** Experimental musical instrument ** Percussion instrument, which is struck ** String instrument, uses vibrating strings ** Transposing instrument, allows music to be played in a different key ** Wind instrument, which is blown *** Brass instrument, a sub type of wind instruments *** Woodwind instrument, another sub type * Instrument (album), ''Instrument'' (album), by To Rococo Rot, 2014 * ''Instrument Soundtrack'', 1999 album by American band Fugazi

Other uses

* Instrument (film), ''Instrument'' (film), a documentary of the band Fugazi, directed by Jem Cohen * Instruments (application), a performance visualizer * Instrumental variable, a method used in statistics * Financial instrument, a formal documentation of a financial transaction * Legal instrument, a formal documentation of a status or transaction * Negotiable instrument, a type of contract * Statutory instrument, a form of legislation * Instrumental case, in linguistics, a grammatical case expressing the instrument by which an action is performed

Science and technology

Music

Other uses

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