No. 4,473 in French

instrument

Tool or device used for a specific purpose.

In a sentence

Le piano est mon instrument préféré.
The piano is my favorite instrument.
Used to describe a musical device for playing music.
Un thermomètre est un instrument utilisé pour mesurer la température.
A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature.
Used to describe a tool or device designed for precise measurements.
Dans cette enquête, nous avons utilisé un questionnaire comme instrument de collecte de données.
In this survey, we used a questionnaire as an instrument for data collection.
Used metaphorically to represent a means or method.

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