† percutientn.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin percutient-, percutiēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin percutient-, percutiēns, present participle of percutere (see percuss v.). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pəɹkiū·ʃⁱĕnt) /pəˈkjuːʃ(ɪ)ənt/.

Science. Obsolete.

A. n.

A thing that strikes against another object.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > [noun] > that which strikes

percutient1626

striker1644

puncher1681

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §190 Where the Aire is the Percutient,..against a Hard Body, it never giveth an Exteriour Sound.

1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iii. xxii. 257 The velocity of the Percutient is to be compared with the magnitude of the Ponderant.

B. adj.

Striking, percussive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > [adjective]

percussive1598

percutient1666

1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 306 The Vehemence of the Percussion depends as much upon the length of the percutient Body, as upon the velocity of the Motion.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Centre The Centre of Percussion is the same with the Centre of Gravity, if all the Parts of the percutient Body be carry'd with a parallel Motion.

1796 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. (new ed.) I. 269 When the percutient body revolves about a fixed point, the centre of percussion is the same with the centre of oscillation.

1869 R. W. Meade Treat. Naval Archit. & Ship-building (ed. 2) 462 Centre of Percussion, in a moving body, is that point where the percussion or stroke is the greatest, and in which the whole percutient force of the body is supposed to be collected.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	percutient
释义	† percutientn.adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin percutient-, percutiēns. Etymology: < classical Latin percutient-, percutiēns, present participle of percutere (see percuss v.). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pəɹkiū·ʃⁱĕnt) /pəˈkjuːʃ(ɪ)ənt/. Science. Obsolete. A. n. A thing that strikes against another object. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > [noun] > that which strikes percutient1626 striker1644 puncher1681 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §190 Where the Aire is the Percutient,..against a Hard Body, it never giveth an Exteriour Sound. 1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iii. xxii. 257 The velocity of the Percutient is to be compared with the magnitude of the Ponderant. B. adj. Striking, percussive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > [adjective] percussive1598 percutient1666 1666 Philos. Trans. 1665–6 (Royal Soc.) 1 306 The Vehemence of the Percussion depends as much upon the length of the percutient Body, as upon the velocity of the Motion. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Centre The Centre of Percussion is the same with the Centre of Gravity, if all the Parts of the percutient Body be carry'd with a parallel Motion. 1796 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. (new ed.) I. 269 When the percutient body revolves about a fixed point, the centre of percussion is the same with the centre of oscillation. 1869 R. W. Meade Treat. Naval Archit. & Ship-building (ed. 2) 462 Centre of Percussion, in a moving body, is that point where the percussion or stroke is the greatest, and in which the whole percutient force of the body is supposed to be collected. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.adj.1626
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