Instrument
Introduction '''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), by To Rococo Rot, 2014* ''Instrument Soundtrack'', 1999 album by American band Fugazi* Instrument 1, a MIDI controller designed by Artiphon
Other uses * ''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
See also * * Instrumental (disambiguation)* Instrumentation (disambiguation)