percussion

Meaning

  1. (countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
  2. (countable) The sound so produced.
  3. (countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
  5. (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.
  6. (countable, uncountable) The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
  7. (countable, uncountable) The outer side of the hand.

Synonyms

strike
B1
stroke
B2
shock
B1
⚡
hit
A1
impact
B2
tapping
C1
knock
A2
beating
B1
blow
A2
belt
B2

percussion section

pleximetry
rhythm section
smash
B2
bump
B2
collision
C1
💥
concussion
C1
flick
C1
thrust
C1
bang
B1
beat
A2
rap
B2
impingement
hitting
B2
impaction
impinge
impulse
C1

impulsive force

jab
C2
jerk
B1
jolt
20k
jounce
knockdown
knocking
B1
lash
C2
poke
C1
probe
C1
shake
B1
🫨
shot
A1
slap
B2
striking
C1
surging
28k
swing
B2
tap
B2
throw
A2
tit
C2
toss
B2
twitch
C2
whack
C1
whop
Translations

percussão
percusión
percussió
percussion
percussione
Schlagzeug

Perkussion

Schlag

çarpma

Aufschlag

percussie

κρούση

slag
Frequency

28k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɚˈkʌʃən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
percussioun
In summary

From Middle English percussioun, from Middle French, Old French percussion, from Latin percussiō (“striking”), from percutiō (“I strike”).

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