Instrument 52283 223900828 2008-07-06T12:19:34Z David Jaša 7398746 + links An '''Instrument''' is a tool, intended for a purpose other than [[mechanical work]], in particular a refined one. * [[Musical instrument]]s are devices designed to produce music, frequently by plucking or striking a string or bell or drum surface, or by forcing air to resonate (see [[wind instrument]]). * Scientific instruments are devices intended to assist in the conduct of science. An example would be the test tubes and other glassware one might find in a chemistry or biology laboratory. Scientific instruments are not limited to [[laboratory equipment]]; an example is the [[Hubble telescope]]. Specific categories of scientific instruments include ** [[Measuring instrument]]s are devices used to measure or compare the magnitude of physical properties, such as voltmeters, speedometers, timers and [[clocks]], [[Check weigher | weighing machines]],etc. ** [[Analytical instrument]]s are devices used to measure multiple or complex material properties, such as mass spectrometers. ** [[Astronomical instrument]]s are use to observe, record and measure the position of heavenly bodies, such as stars, planets, comets etc. * [[Flight instruments]] are devices used to maintain [[aircraft attitude|attitude]] of aircraft in [[Instrument meteorological conditions|IMC]]. * [[Medical instrument]]s are devices for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, such as stethoscopes. * Instruments of [[torture]] is a term for the means whereby some act of torture is accomplished. * [[Legal instrument]]s are documents used to formally document various types of transactions or confirm certain statuses for specific purposes, such as confirming contractual relations, civil status, etc. Examples include wills, writs, court order, contracts, treaties, marriage licenses and driver's licenses. * [[Financial instrument]]s are documents used to formally document various types of financial transactions. Examples include [[loan agreement]]s, [[bond (finance)|bonds]], [[mortgage]]s, [[stock]]s and [[floating charge]]s. * [[Negotiable instrument]]s are a class of documents evidencing promises or orders to pay a certain sum of money. * In statistics, an ''instrument'' is an [[instrumental variable]]. * A [[statutory instrument]] refers to a regulation or other secondary legislation passed pursuant to authority given by primary legislation. * [[Vehicle instrument]] (i.e. speedometer, fuel gauge...), analogical or, nowadays, digital. * ''[[Instrument (film)|Instrument]]'' - a documentary film about the band [[Fugazi]]. * [[INSTRUMENTS]] is a band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. * [[Instruments (application)|Instruments]] is a performance visualizer built in to [[Mac OS X v10.5]]. * [[List of weather instruments|weather instruments]]. == See also == * [[Instrumentation (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[ast:Instrumentu]] [[cs:Instrument]] [[da:Instrument]] [[de:Instrument]] [[es:Instrumento]] [[fr:Instrument]] [[gl:Instrumento]] [[hr:Instrument]] [[la:Instrumentum]] [[nl:Instrument]] [[no:Instrument]] [[nn:Instrument]] [[pl:Instrument]] [[pt:Instrumento]] [[ro:Instrument]] [[simple:Instrument]] [[fi:Instrumentti]] [[sv:Instrument]]