Definitions for PERCUSSIVE
pərˈkʌs ɪvper·cus·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. percussiveadjective

   involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments

   "percussive music"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. percussiveadjective

   characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. percussive

   A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Excluding zoomusicological instruments and the human voice, the percussion family is believed to include the oldest musical instruments. In spite of being a very common term to designate instruments, and to relate them to their players, the percussionists, percussion is not a systematic classificatory category of instruments, as described by the scientific field of organology. It is shown below that percussion instruments may belong to the organological classes of ideophone, membranophone, aerophone and cordophone. The percussion section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, belonging to the membranophones, and cymbals and triangle, which are idiophones. However, the section can also contain aerophones, such as whistles and sirens, or a blown conch shell. Percussive techniques can even be applied to the human body itself, as in body percussion. On the other hand, keyboard instruments, such as the celesta, are not normally part of the percussion section, but keyboard percussion instruments such as the glockenspiel and xylophone (which do not have piano keyboards) are included. Percussion instruments are most commonly divided into two classes: pitched percussion instruments, which produce notes with an identifiable pitch, and unpitched percussion instruments, which produce notes or sounds in an indefinite pitch.

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1. percussive

   Percussive refers to anything related to percussion or characterized by striking or hitting. In the context of music, it denotes instruments that are sounded by being struck or scraped, such as drums or cymbals. In a broader sense, percussive could also pertain to any action or effect characterized by repeated striking or impacts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Percussiveadjective

   striking against; percutient; as, percussive force

How to pronounce PERCUSSIVE?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PERCUSSIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PERCUSSIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of PERCUSSIVE in a Sentence

1. Rob Mastroianni:

   It’s a percussive pop. It pierces the air and carries.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PERCUSSIVE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Percussive
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussive
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PERCUSSIVE