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)