See Also: pictography(encyclopedia)
Instrument(medicine)
instrument(1)(dictionary)
instrument(2)(dictionary)
Instrument(money)
instrument(dictionary)
percussion instrument(encyclopedia)
negotiable instrument(encyclopedia)
brass instrument(encyclopedia)
Instrument (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

instrument(2) (iou) and pictography (sh)


instrument(2) (iou)



instrument verb. E18.
[from the noun.]
Law.
a. verb intrans. Draw up an instrument. E18.
b. verb trans. Address an instrument to, petition by means of an instrument. M18.
verb trans. Music. Make an instrumental arrangement or score of (a piece of Music). E19.
verb trans. Equip or provide with instruments (for measuring, recording, etc.). M20.

pictography (sh)




Expression of words and ideas through drawings (pictographs), considered a forerunner of true Writing.

Pictographs are drawn in a standardized way, omitting unnecessary details. A pictograph that stands for a specific idea or meaning is an ideogram; one that stands for an individual word is a logogram.