: a device (such as a violin, piano, or flute) used to make music
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This is akin to the intense vibration of a musical instrument at certain notes.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 July 2026 His eponymous company went even further with sinuous designs which—in keeping with his belief that a loudspeaker should be treated like a musical instrument—are fashioned specifically with left- and right-channel profiles.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
8 July 2026 The tower houses one of the world's finest carillons, a musical instrument made up of at least 23 bells played from a keyboard-like console.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026 Barbers, tailors, grocers, and bakers would often keep a musical instrument handy to pass the time when there were no customers.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for musical instrument