percussion
/pɚˈkʌʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
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