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instrument

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 27.04.2026

Meanings

1
riist, (abi)vahend
Synonyms
Similar meaning

Translations

3
riist muusikahelide tekitamiseks või rütmi rõhutamiseks (nt viiul, trumm)

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 692391 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain European Union - European Communities
instrument
Usage examples
  • However, the Convention is not a sufficiently powerful instrument for completion of the single market since it authorizes each Contracting Party to derogate from the free movement of data if it considers that the law of another Contracting Party does not provide protection equivalent to its own.

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 698856 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain terms and phraseological elements particular to legal language
  • a formal legal document whereby a right is created or confirmed, or a fact recorded; a formal writing of any kind, as an agreement, deed, charter, or record, drawn up and executed in technical form, so as to be of legal validity
  • a formal and duly authenticated record, drawn up by a notary-public, of any transaction
instrument
Usage examples
  • Mutual assistance must consist of the following: the requested authority must on the one hand supply the applicant authority with the information which the latter needs in order to recover claims arising in the Member State in which it is situated and notify the debtor of all instruments relating to such claims emanating from that Member State ...
acte
Rechtsakte
asiakirja

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 700541 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain public financesEU financing - EU budget
  • instrument - a person made use of by another person or being, for the accomplishment of a purpose. (In mod. use often taken as fig. from 2: cf. tool: anything used in the manner of a tool; a thing (concrete or abstract) with which some operation is performed; a means of effecting something; an instrument)
instrument for realization preferred
Usage examples
  • 2. An appropriation account shall be provided for each instrument of implementation.
  • 1. The financial plans shall comprise: ... (b) Part II, containing, in the form of appropriation accounts, the appropriations corresponding to the instruments for the realization of the research and investment objectives and for carrying out other activities. Such instruments may be: - the scientific divisions, - the general services, - the scientific and technical services.
instrument

Haridussõnastik

ID 743888 Last modified 07.05.2024
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Domain vahhuvi
instrument preferred
  • muusikariist, pill
instrument preferred

Huviharidussõnastik

ID 753805 Last modified 10.05.2024
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Loomakasvatuse terminibaas

ID 477710 Last modified 02.12.2023
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  • töötegemisvahend
Werkzeug
Instrument
Gerät

Meteoroloogia ja klimatoloogia terminibaas

ID 516787 Last modified 10.10.2022
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Domain atmosphere - climatology - meteorology - magnetosphere

Meteoroloogia ja klimatoloogia terminibaas

ID 516800 Last modified 10.10.2022
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Domain atmosphere - climatology - meteorology - magnetosphere

Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 574737 Last modified 10.04.2026
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
  • seade mõõtmiseks, kas üksi või koos ühe või mitme lisaseadme või -seadisega
  • arvesti osa voo teisendamiseks etteantud signaalide põhjal arvutusploki abil vedeliku koguseks või massiks
  • seade, mis suudab mõõta elektrienergiat ja väljastada neid andmeid
  • device used for making measurements, alone or in conjunction with one or more supplementary devices
  • device intended to be used to make measurements, alone or in conjunction with supplementary devices
  • part of the meter converting the flow, the volume or the mass of the liquid to be measured into signals, representing volume or mass, destined for the calculator
    Good to know
    • It consists of a meter sensor and a transducer.
  • device able to measure energy data
mõõtevahend preferred
Usage examples
  • Eestikeelses tehnilises kirjanduses on termin “mõõtevahend“ mõõteseadmete korral kasutusel kõige üldisema terminina, st et mõõtevahendiks võib olla nii mõõteriist, mõõtur, materiaalmõõt jne.
mõõteriist
mõõteseadis
mõõdik
mõõtur
mõõtel
näidikuga mõõtevahend variant
instrument deprecated
Good to know
  • Termin „instrument“ tähistab töövahendit.
measuring instrument preferred
Usage examples
  • Measuring instrument that can be used alone is a measuring system. Measuring instrument may be an indicating measuring instrument or a material measure.
indicating measuring instrument
measuring device
instrument variant
displaying measuring instrument variant
indicating meter former
measurement meter former
measuring meter former

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