different between sensor vs instrument

English

Etymology

Originated 1925–30 from sense +? -or.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?n.s?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?n.s?/
• Homophones: censer, censor
• Rhymes: -?ns?(?)

Noun

sensor (plural sensors)

1. A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

Translations

References

• “sensor”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “sensor” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "sensor" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

• Ensors, nosers, senors, serons, snores

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English sensor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n.z?r/
• Hyphenation: sen?sor
• Rhymes: -?nz?r
• Homophone: censor

Noun

sensor m (plural sensoren or sensors, diminutive sensortje n)

1. sensor [from ca. 1960s]

Derived terms

• bewegingssensor
• warmtesensor

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch censor, from Latin censor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?ns?r]
• Hyphenation: sèn?sor

Noun

sensor or sènsor

1. censor, an official responsible for the removal of objectionable or sensitive content.
2. censoring, an act of censorship.

Derived terms

• menyensor
• penyensor
• penyensoran

Etymology 2

From English sensor. Pronunciation influenced by Dutch sensor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?ns?r]
• Hyphenation: sèn?sor

Noun

sensor or sènsor

1. sensor, a device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

Further reading

• “sensor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin censor

Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorer, definite plural sensorene)

1. a censor
2. an examiner (education, of exam papers)

Etymology 2

From English sensor

Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorer, definite plural sensorene)

1. a sensor (device)

References

• “sensor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin censor

Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorar, definite plural sensorane)

1. a censor
2. an examiner (education, of exam papers)

Etymology 2

From English sensor

Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorar, definite plural sensorane)

1. a sensor (device)

References

• “sensor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

sensor m (plural sensores)

1. sensor (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli)

Related terms

• senso

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sen?so?/, [s?n?so?]

Adjective

sensor (feminine sensora, masculine plural sensores, feminine plural sensoras)

1. acting as a sensor

Noun

sensor m (plural sensores)

1. sensor

Related terms

• sensorio
• sensorial

Swedish

Noun

sensor c

1. a sensor

Declension

Related terms

• temperatursensor

See also

• givare

Anagrams

• rosens, senors

English

Etymology

From Middle English instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin ?nstr?mentum (“an implement, tool”), suffix -mentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nst??m?nt/, /??nst??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: in?stru?ment

Noun

instrument (plural instruments)

1. A device used to produce music.
2. A means or agency for achieving an effect.
3. A measuring or displaying device.

4. A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.

5. (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.

6. (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
   • 1670, John Dryden, The Conquest of Granada

     The bold are but the instruments o' the wise.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:instrument

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

instrument (third-person singular simple present instruments, present participle instrumenting, simple past and past participle instrumented)

1. (transitive) To apply measuring devices.
2. (transitive) To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
3. To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.

   a sonata instrumented for orchestra

Synonyms

• (to apply measuring devices): measure, supervise
• (to devise, conceive):
• (to perform on an instrument): play
• (to prepare for an instrument): arrange

Adjective

instrument (not comparable)

1. (aviation) Flown by reference to an aircraft's cockpit-mounted flight instruments, rather than by using visual landmarks as a guide.

See also

• instrumental

Anagrams

• nutriments

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ?nstr?mentum.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ins.t?u?ment/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ins.t?u?men/

Noun

instrument m (plural instruments)

1. instrument (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

Related terms

• instrumental
• instrumentar

Further reading

• “instrument” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “instrument” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “instrument” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “instrument” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin ?nstr?mentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.stry?m?nt/
• Hyphenation: in?stru?ment
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

instrument n (plural instrumenten, diminutive instrumentje n)

1. instrument
2. (music) musical instrument

   Synonyms: muziekinstrument, speeltuig

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Middle French instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin ?nstr?mentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.t?y.m??/

Noun

instrument m (plural instruments)

1. instrument (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

• instrument à cordes
• instrument à vent
• instrument de musique

Further reading

• “instrument” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Alternative forms

• jnstrument, ynstrument, instreument, enstrement

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French instrument, from Latin instr?mentum (“tool, device”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in?striu?m?nt/, /?instrum?nt/

Noun

instrument (plural instrumentes)

1. A tool or device used for manipulation, especially for medical and scientific uses.
2. A device used to produce music; a musical instrument.
3. A piece of weaponry (such as a siege engine).
4. A legal document, such as a contract, deed or will.
5. The means by which one reaches an end or effect.
6. A body part that performs a certain function; an organ.
7. The human body as a whole
8. One of the five senses.

Synonyms

• (music): organe; organum; simphane; symphonye

Related terms

• instrumental

Descendants

• English: instrument

References

• “instr??ment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.

Middle French

Noun

instrument m (plural instrumens)

1. (musical) instrument
2. instrument (device, often mechanical)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

instrument n (definite singular instrumentet, indefinite plural instrument or instrumenter, definite plural instrumenta or instrumentene)

1. an instrument

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

instrument n (definite singular instrumentet, indefinite plural instrument, definite plural instrumenta)

1. an instrument

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

From Latin ?nstr?mentum ("an implement, tool").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in?stru.m?nt/

Noun

instrument m inan

1. instrument

Declension

Derived terms

• instrumentalny

Further reading

• instrument in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French instrument, from Latin instrumentum.

Noun

instrument n (plural instrumente)

1. instrument

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

instrument n

1. an instrument (of music, for measurement, method, tool, or financial contract), a device

Declension

Related terms

• blåsinstrument
• instrumentalist
• instrumentbräda
• instrumentell
• instrumentera
• instrumentmakare
• instrumentpanel
• stråkinstrument
• stränginstrument

Zoogocho Zapotec

Alternative forms

• stroment

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish instrumento.

Noun

instrument

1. musical instrument

References

• Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)?^[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 236