He invented new musical instruments, and adapted other instruments to produce microintervals.

Second, for some of the steps they adapted or created instruments such as the general confession to seal and formalize them for themselves and others.

He improved the practice of surveying at sea, adapting terrestrial instruments for naval use, and was especially concerned with the problems of determining longitude.

The Burmese have also adapted certain Western instruments for performance in traditional ensembles.

The 1949 revolution precipitated an energetic effort to adapt Chinese traditional melodies and instruments to Western norms, as understood by Soviet advisers.

Generate, validate and adapt new instruments for assessing and measuring behaviour.

Two other composer-inventors adapted non-Western instruments, taming them in the service of New Age prettiness.

Europe should have specially adapted instruments at its disposal in order to get the asylum problem under control.

What has been said about the need to adapt instruments is by no means gratuitous.

Similarly, non-indigenous artists and performers have adapted, used and sampled indigenous Australian styles and instruments in their works.