Complete Definition of "percussion"

English

Noun
en-noun|percussions|-

  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. medicine the tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis
  5. music the section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group

Translations
trans-top|collision producing a sound
Finnish: tärähdys
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Icelandic: samsláttur m, sláttur m, barningur m
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trans-top|sound produced by collision
Finnish: törmäysääni
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trans-top|a section of percussion instruments
Icelandic: slagverk n
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