scientific instrument

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   an instrument used by scientists

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Questions about scientific instrument

What does scientific instrument mean?

scientific instrument means "an instrument used by scientists".

Is scientific instrument a common word?

scientific instrument is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.