(n.) That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments.
(n.) A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced; as, a musical instrument.
(n.) A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to some act; a writing expressive of some act, contract, process, as a deed, contract, writ, etc.
(n.) One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent.
(v. t.) To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.
Example Sentences:
(1) For assessment of clinical status, investigators must rely on the use of standardized instruments for patient self-reporting of fatigue, mood disturbance, functional status, sleep disorder, global well-being, and pain.
(2) Breast temperatures have been measured by the automated instrumentation called the 'Chronobra' for 16 progesterone cycles in women at normal risk for breast cancer and for 15 cycles in women at high risk for breast cancer.
(3) After a review of the technical development and application of staplers from their introduction to the present day, the indications to the use of this instrument in all gastroenterological areas from the oesophagus to the rectum as well as in chest, gynaecological and urological surgery specified.
(4) Short-forms of Wechsler intelligence tests have abounded in the literature and have been recommended for use as screening instruments in clinical and research settings.
(5) Atrioventricular (AV) delay that results in maximum ventricular filling and physiological mechanisms that govern dependence of filling on timing of atrial systole were studied by combining computer experiments with experiments in the anesthetized dog instrumented to measure phasic mitral flow.
(6) The instrument is a definite aid to the surgeon, and does not penalize the time required for surgery.
(7) Furthermore, the AMDP-3 scale and its manual constitute a remarkable teaching instrument for psychopathology, not always enough appreciated.
(8) But it [Help to Buy] is the right policy instrument to deal with a specific problem."
(9) Clinical use of this instrument is no more difficult than conventional immersion ultrasonography.
(10) The performance of the instrument was evaluated by undertaking in vitro measurements of the reflectance spectra of blood.
(11) Several recommendations, based upon the results of this survey study, the existing literature relevant to the ethical responsibilities of investigators who conduct research with children, and our own experiences with these instruments and populations, are made to assist researchers in their attempts to use these inventories in an ethical manner.
(12) Utilizing standardized instruments, family and demographic predictors of general and problem-solving knowledge pertaining to diabetes were identified in 53 newly diagnosed children.
(13) A compact attachment for microscope-type instruments is described enabling to introduce, rapidly and qualitatively, minute biological speciments into melted embedding medium and ensuring the safety of optics.
(14) This paper considers the advantages and disadvantages of the instrument together with indications for its use and reviews 118 patients who had 130 oral lesions removed with the CO2 laser.
(15) The inflammatory response is active in the embryo midway through incubation and is probably instrumental in protection of the embryo.
(16) To examine the possibility of prolongation of the standing times of instrument disinfectants, in vitro tests under high albumin exposure and tests in clinical practice were done.
(17) This, too, is a functional technique although the method and instruments are totally different.
(18) One abutment was used to evaluate each of nine oral hygiene instrumentation methods used for specified lengths of time or instrument strokes.
(19) Out-patient treatment, instrumentation and postgraduated teaching is dealt with.
(20) There is considerable evidence to suggest that intra-alveolar plasminogen activation is instrumental in many aspects of inflammatory lung injury and subsequent tissue repair.
Stationery
Definition:
(n.) The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, pens, ink, quills, blank books, etc.
(a.) Belonging to, or sold by, a stationer.
Example Sentences:
(1) The payments were made for ICT hardware, software, associated support services, marketing and company stationery.
(2) Thin stationery paper is used as the absorbent material which controls sedimentation speed and minimizes cellular loss.
(3) Doctor, nurse, chiropodist, dietitian, clerical officer, building and stationery costs were included in the evaluation.
(4) Simple things like buying stationery to sharing grounds and office space are good places to look."
(5) Daft deal Photograph: Debbie Wilbur Three for the price of two is the kind of deal you see all the time, but Asda has gone a little bit further with this offer of three pencil sharpeners for the price of four – it's even included other stationery in the promotion.
(6) His rain-dependent crops were failing anyway, and he hoped to start a stationery shop in a near by town with the money.
(7) The supermarket said electrical goods, homewares, flowers, stationery and toys were particularly buoyant.
(8) Stationery and Reprographics Officer, Royal Household.
(9) Gone are the days when winning The Apprentice meant a lifetime spent buffing Lord Sugar's paperclip collection while weeping with glee in a stationery cupboard off the A1023.
(10) It's a type of benefit on offer for 16- to 18-year-olds in further education from low-income families intended to help pay for essential resources that parents are unable to fund, such as books, stationery and travel cards.
(11) Two groups were allowed to keep their stationery, and two groups were not.
(12) We discuss how pupils have to choose what uniform to wear, what books to read, what sports to play, even what stationery to use, and I think of Julia insisting on wearing her school skirt, and Tom’s football-boot pencil case.
(13) Three-quarters (77%) were providing school bags and stationery; almost half (46%) have provided basic items of clothing like underwear; almost a quarter (24%) have provided laundry facilities; 15% were providing shower facilities, and more than half (54%) were providing free after-school clubs and help with transport.
(14) A “Dora the Explorer” stationery set jostles for space with a white plastic Christmas tree, crammed sideways into a box on the floor.
(15) Of those schools having to make savings, 49% said they were restricting the use of basic resources such as stationery.
(16) Purchasing books, stationery and equipment cost parents an average of £60 a child.
(17) If in the past Anderson has made esoteric references, including to J-cloths and stationery, his backstage explanation was strikingly simple this time.
(18) Palmer said: "Overall, the sectors that are most vulnerable include those affected by shoppers moving to online or digital formats, such as specialists in music, games, books, news and stationery along with the specialists that are most affected by the convenience and price-driven offering of the supermarkets, which includes chemists, health and beauty, and alcohol retailers."
(19) It is a great deal of money, but the MoJ never acknowledges that barristers earn fees, not salaries, and fees have to cover every cost incurred, from shoe leather to stationery to the hours spent in preparation.
(20) This former home of the HMSO government stationery department is one of Norwich's forgotten modernist icons – as is the Hollywood Cinema upstairs, which screened the premiere of Alpha Papa and where Alan himself declared "I love Norwich!"