// n. The semantic role borne by an NP which expresses the inanimate means by which something is done, such as the key in Lisa opened the door with the key and The key opened the door. Instrument is one of the deep cases recognized in Case...

1. A tool. 2. Often used in the language of US research to refer to an accepted and validated research tool, such as a questionnaire, attitude inventory, which is utilized in a research process. 3. A musical...

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The unaided human eye can see individual objects as small as a few tens of microns, can detect single photons (when dark-adapted), and can see objects millions of light-years away in space. Our fingertips can feel differences in texture resulting from...

An Instrument is a tool, intended for a purpose other than mechanical work, in particular a refined...

Durometer The Model 306L ASTM Type A durometer measures hardness of rubber, elastomers and other rubber-like materials, including polychloroprene, polyurethane, silicone, vinyl and butyl. Soft plastics and similar materials fall into this same range. The Model 306L is said to meet or...

The floors are spotless, the walls and ceilings are crisp white and the lighting is bright and inviting. This is not your average manufacturing environment, it is Instrumedical Technologies Inc., a second-tier supplier to major orthopaedic companies. In 1981, H. Anthony "Tony" Miller...

Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. tumbled more than 8 percent Tuesday, a day after the chip maker announced positive earnings results that were overshadowed by a bleaker earnings forecast for the upcoming quarter.Shares of Texas Instruments fell $2.84, or 8.29 percent, to $31.43 in trading...

The financially struggling New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is selling its $17 million collection of "Golden Age" string instruments, four years after acquiring them from a benefactor who wound up in jail.The NJSO had hoped the 30 violins, violas and cellos made by such Italian makers...