percussion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɚˈkʌʃən/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
From Middle English percussioun, from Middle French, Old French percussion, from Latin percussiō (“striking”), from percutiō (“to strike”).
Meanings
- (countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
- (countable) The sound so produced.
- (countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
- (countable, uncountable) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
- (countable, uncountable) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
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(countable, uncountable) The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
Moreover, a perfect Medal has its Profile and out-ſtroaks ſharp (Nummus aſper) and by no means rugged; the Figures clean and well poliſh'd; the Contours neatly trimm'd, and exactly round and carefully preſerv'd; that the Extancy and Relievos correſpond with the Ingraving, and have not ſuffer'd in Percuſſion; in all which, there is a certain Spirit of Antiquity and Excellency to be diſcern'd in Antient Medals almoſt inimitable.
1697, J[ohn] Evelyn, “Instructions How to Collect, and Procure such Medals as are Antique, and Rare; and to Distinguish the True from the False, for the Prevention of Frauds and Impostures”, in Numismata. A Discourse of Medals, Antient and Modern. […], London: […] Benj[amin] Tooke […], →OCLC, page 201:
- (countable, qualifier:palmistry, uncountable) The outer side of the hand.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| percussions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
percussion instrument · percussively · percussion bullet · hand percussion · percussion notation · percussion fuse · percussion idiophone · percussion break · percussion cap · percussion hammer · percussion drill · percussionist · percussion lock · percussional
Relateds
Translations (74)
ca percussió (collision producing a sound) · da slagtøj (music: section of percussion instruments) · cmn 擊發的聲音 /击发的声音 (sound produced by collision) · fr percussion (music: section of percussion instruments) · fi lyöntiääni (sound produced by collision) · pl perkusja (music: section of percussion instruments) · da percussion (music: section of percussion instruments) · bg ударни инструменти (music: section of percussion instruments) · tr perküsyon (medicine: tapping of the body) · hu összeütődés (collision producing a sound) · fi lyömäsoitinryhmä (music: section of percussion instruments) · hu gyutacs felrobbanása (detonation of percussion cap) · cs bicí (music: section of percussion instruments) · nb perkusjon (music: section of percussion instruments) · fi koputtelu (medicine: tapping of the body) · cmn 打擊樂器 /打击乐器 (music: section of percussion instruments) · fi lyömäsoittimet (music: section of percussion instruments) · is barningur (collision producing a sound) · te వాదనము (music: section of percussion instruments) · mi papā (music: section of percussion instruments) · ru высту́кивание (medicine: tapping of the body) · is samsláttur (collision producing a sound) · cmn 叩診 /叩诊 (medicine: tapping of the body) · hu rázkódás (collision producing a sound) · cmn 擊發 /击发 (collision producing a sound) · ca percussió (medicine: tapping of the body) · ru столкнове́ние (collision producing a sound) · es percusión (music: section of percussion instruments) · de Perkussion (music: section of percussion instruments) · ga cnaguirlis (music: section of percussion instruments) · gl percusión (collision producing a sound) · nn perkusjon (music: section of percussion instruments) · te మీటుట (music: section of percussion instruments) · ca percussió (sound produced by collision) · nn perkusjon (medicine: tapping of the body) · nb perkusjon (medicine: tapping of the body) · sa समाघात (music: section of percussion instruments) · te మ్రోగించుట (music: section of percussion instruments) · hu ütők (music: section of percussion instruments) · hu ütés (collision producing a sound) · hu csattanás (sound produced by collision) · ja 打診 (medicine: tapping of the body) · te మీటుట (medicine: tapping of the body) · bg причукване (medicine: tapping of the body) · hu ütközés (collision producing a sound) · id perkusi (medicine: tapping of the body) · id ketukan (medicine: tapping of the body) · hu ütősök (music: section of percussion instruments) · hu összeütközés (collision producing a sound) · fi lyönti (collision producing a sound) · nn slagverk (music: section of percussion instruments) · pt percussão (music: section of percussion instruments) · ar آلَة إِيقَاعِيَّة (music: section of percussion instruments) · hu ütődés (collision producing a sound) · is sláttur (collision producing a sound) · bg стълкновение (collision producing a sound) · hi वादन (music: section of percussion instruments) · is slagverk (music: section of percussion instruments) · ca percussió (music: section of percussion instruments) · ru уда́рный инструме́нт (music: section of percussion instruments) · te వాదనము (medicine: tapping of the body) · fi tärytys (engineering: repeated striking) · cmn 打診 /打诊 (medicine: tapping of the body) · te వాయించుట (music: section of percussion instruments) · ru уда́р (collision producing a sound) · hu kopogtatás (medicine: tapping of the body) · sa वादन (music: section of percussion instruments) · hu összeütés (collision producing a sound) · hu lökés (collision producing a sound) · hu ütőhangszer (music: section of percussion instruments) · da perkussion (medicine: tapping of the body) · tl pagtambulin (music: section of percussion instruments) · nb slagverk (music: section of percussion instruments) · ru перку́ссия (medicine: tapping of the body)