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1. (n.) percussion
the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
2. percussion
the striking of a musical instrument to produce tones.
3. percussion
the percussion instruments of an orchestra or band.
4. percussion
the striking or tapping of the surface of a part of the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
5. percussion
a sharp blow for detonating a percussion cap or the fuze of an artillery shell.
6. percussion
the striking of sound on the ear.
7. percussion
the act of percussing.
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| Definition of 'Percussion' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) percussion
the act of playing a percussion instrument
2. (noun) percussion
the act of exploding a percussion cap
3. (noun) percussion section, percussion, rhythm section
the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
4. (noun) percussion, pleximetry
tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
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| Definition of 'Percussion' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Percussion
the act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report
2. (noun) Percussion
hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear
3. (noun) Percussion
the act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate
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| Definition of 'Percussion' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Percussion
Act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition beneath the sound obtained.
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Sense: (in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc
He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; (
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 Afrikaans: slaginstrument |
 Arabic: آلات إيقاع أو نَقْر |
 Bulgarian: перкусия |
 Brazilian: percussão |
 Czech: bicí (nástroje) |
 German: die Schlaginstrumente (pl |
 Danish: slagtøj; slagtøjs- |
 Greek: κρουστά |
 Spanish: percusión |
 Estonian: löökpillid |
 Farsi: ساز ضربی |
 Finnish: lyömäsoittimet |
 French: (à/de) percussion |
 Hebrew: כְלֵי הַקָשָה |
 Hindi: तबला आदि वाद्य यन्त्र |
 Croatian: udaraljke (bubnjevi i sl. |
 Hungarian: ütőhangszerek |
 Indonesian: perkusi |
 Icelandic: slagverk |
 Italian: percussione; a percussion |
 Japanese: 打楽器 |
 Korean: 타악기 |
 Lithuanian: mušamieji instrumentai; m |
 Latvian: sitamie instrumenti; sita |
 Malay: genderang |
 Dutch: percussie, slag- |
 Norwegian: slagverk |
 Polish: instrumenty perkuyjne |
 Persian: ساز ضربی |
 Pashto: نينته، ټكر، لګيده، ګوزار، |
 Portuguese: percussão |
 Romanian: (de) percuţie |
 Russian: ударные |
 Slovak: bicie (nástroje) |
 Slovenian: tolkala |
 Serbian: udaraljke |
 Swedish: slagverk |
 Thai: เครื่องดนตรีประเภทเคาะหรื |
 Turkish: vurmalı çalgılar |
 Taiwanese: 打擊樂器 |
 Ukrainian: ударні інструменти |
 Urdu: تھاپ والے آلات طرب |
 Vietnamese: bộ gõ |
 Chinese: 打击乐器 |
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