percussion
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percussion
- /pɚˈkʌʃən/ US
Rhymes with -ʌʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English percussioun, from Middle French, Old French percussion, from Latin percussiō (“striking”), from percutiō (“to strike”).
noun percussions
- The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
- The sound so produced.
- The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
- The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
- The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
- 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 Pe
- The outer side of the hand.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: drumming, fist, combat, combating, impact, beat, auscultatory, tapping, beating, battering, striking, pounding, thudding, hammering, collision, knocking
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noun collision producing a sound
| 中文 | 擊發 /击发 jīfā |
|---|---|
| Русский | столкнове́ние stolknovénije, уда́р udár |
noun sound produced by collision
| 中文 | 擊發的聲音 /击发的声音 jīfā de shēngyīn |
|---|
noun medicine: tapping of the body
| 日本語 | 打診 dashin |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 叩診 /叩诊 kòuzhěn, 打診 /打诊 dǎzhěn |
| Русский | высту́кивание vystúkivanije, перку́ссия perkússija |
noun music: section of percussion instruments
| Español | percusión |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 打擊樂器 /打击乐器 dǎjī yuèqì |
| हिन्दी | वादन vādan |
| Português | percussão |
| Français | percussion |
| Deutsch | Perkussion |
| Русский | уда́рный инструме́нт udárnyj instrumént |
| العربية | آلَة إِيقَاعِيَّة ʔāla ʔīqāʕiyya |
Talk about this word "percussion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/percussion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. percussion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/percussion "percussion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/percussion.Cite this
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title = {percussion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/percussion},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
