Percussion instruments are musical instruments that you hit, such as drums.
2. singular noun
Thepercussion is the section of an orchestra which consists of percussion instruments such as drumsand cymbals.
More Synonyms of percussion
percussion in British English
(pəˈkʌʃən)
noun
1.
the act, an instance, or an effect of percussing
2. music
the family of instruments in which sound arises from the striking of materials with sticks, hammers, or the hands
3. music
a.
instruments of this family constituting a section of an orchestra, band, etc
b.
(as modifier)
a percussion ensemble
4. medicine
the act of percussing a body surface
5.
the act of exploding a percussion cap
Word origin
C16: from Latin percussiō, from percutere to hit; see percuss
percussion in American English
(pərˈkʌʃən)
noun
1.
the hitting or impact of one body against another, as the hammer of a firearm against a cap
2.
the shock, vibration, etc. resulting from this
3.
the percussion instruments of an orchestra, band, etc. or the players of these
4. Medicine
the striking or tapping of the chest, back, etc. with the fingertips so as to determine from the sound produced the condition of internal organs
adjective
5.
designating a musical instrument in which the tone or sound is produced when some part of it is struck, as a drum, or shaken, as a tambourine or a maraca
6.
composed of or for percussion instruments
a percussion quartet
Word origin
L percussio < percussus: see percuss
Examples of 'percussion' in a sentence
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For some reason, the rain's percussion made her want to laugh; so laugh she did.
Clive Barker GALILEE (2001)
I crawled and staggered to the door, the percussion of the rain still deafening.
Robert Wilson A DARKENING STAIN (2001)
We turned a corner into another long, stifling, shadowy corridor and heard music, faraway and insistent, the percussion first.
Siddons, Anne Rivers DOWNTOWN (2001)
In other languages
percussion
British English: percussion /pəˈkʌʃən/ NOUN
Percussion instruments are musical instruments that you hit, such as drums.
...the orchestra's powerful percussion section.
American English: percussion
Arabic: نَقْرٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: percussão
Chinese: 打击乐器
Croatian: udaraljke
Czech: bicí nástroj
Danish: slagtøj
Dutch: percussie
European Spanish: percusión
Finnish: isku lyönti (mm.soittimen)
French: percussions
German: Aufschlag Erschütterung
Greek: κρούση
Italian: percussione
Japanese: 衝突
Korean: 타격
Norwegian: slag
Polish: zderzenie
European Portuguese: percussão
Romanian: percuție
Russian: удар
Latin American Spanish: percusión
Swedish: slaginstrument
Thai: เครื่องดนตรีประเภทเคาะหรือตี
Turkish: vurmalı müzik
Ukrainian: ударний інструмент
Vietnamese: sự gõ
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All related terms of 'percussion'
percussion cap
a detonator consisting of a paper or thin metal cap containing material that explodes when struck and formerly used in certain firearms
percussion lock
a gunlock in which the hammer strikes a percussion cap
percussion tool
a power driven tool which operates by striking rapid blows : the power may be electricity or compressed air
percussion bullet
a bullet that is exploded by percussion
percussion drill
a drill that is operated by percussion
percussion player
a person who plays any of several percussion instruments, esp in an orchestra
percussion section
the part of an orchestra consisting of percussion instruments
percussion drilling
Percussion drilling is a drilling method which involves lifting and dropping heavy tools to break rock, and uses steel casing tubes to stop the borehole from collapsing.
percussion instrument
any of various musical instruments that produce a sound when their resonating surfaces are struck directly , as with a stick or mallet , or by leverage action. They may be of definite pitch (as a kettledrum or xylophone ), indefinite pitch (as a gong or rattle ), or a mixture of both (as various drums )
Chinese translation of 'percussion'
percussion
(pəˈkʌʃən)
n(u)
打击(擊)乐(樂)器 (dǎjī yuèqì)
(noun)
Definition
the striking of one thing against another
Synonyms
impact
The car was destroyed on impact.
blow
He went off to hospital after a blow to the face.
shock
Steel barriers can bend and absorb the shock.
crash
a car crash
knock
The bags have tough exterior materials to protect against knocks.
clash
smash
the smash of falling crockery
bump
Small children often cry after a minor bump.
collision
Their van was involved in a collision with a car.
thump
He felt a thump on his shoulder.
jolt
The business needed such a jolt
brunt
A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
concussion
I was blown off the deck by the concussion of the torpedoes.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of blow
Definition
a powerful or heavy stroke with the fist, a weapon, etc.
He went off to hospital after a blow to the face.
Synonyms
knock,
stroke,
punch,
belt (informal),
bang,
rap,
bash (informal),
sock (slang),
smack,
thump,
buffet,
clout (informal),
whack (informal),
wallop (informal),
slosh (British, slang),
tonk (informal),
clump (slang),
clomp (slang)
in the sense of brunt
Definition
the main force or shock of a blow, attack, etc.
A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
Synonyms
full force,
force,
pressure,
violence,
shock,
stress,
impact,
strain,
burden,
thrust
in the sense of bump
Definition
an impact
Small children often cry after a minor bump.
Synonyms
knock,
hit,
blow,
shock,
impact,
rap,
collision,
thump
Nearby words of
percussion
percipience
percipient
percolate
percussion
perdition
peregrination
peremptory
Synonyms of 'percussion'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of collision
Definition
a violent crash between moving objects
Their van was involved in a collision with a car.
Synonyms
crash,
impact,
accident,
smash,
bump,
pile-up (informal),
prang (informal)
in the sense of concussion
Definition
violent shaking
I was blown off the deck by the concussion of the torpedoes.
Synonyms
impact,
crash,
shaking,
clash,
jarring,
collision,
jolt,
jolting
in the sense of crash
Definition
a sudden descent of an aircraft as a result of which it crashes
a car crash
Synonyms
collision,
accident,
smash,
wreck,
prang (informal),
bump,
pile-up (informal),
smash-up,
jar,
jolt
in the sense of jolt
Definition
a severe shock
The business needed such a jolt
Synonyms
surprise,
blow,
shock,
setback,
reversal,
bombshell,
thunderbolt,
whammy (informal),
bolt from the blue
in the sense of knock
Definition
a blow, push, or rap
The bags have tough exterior materials to protect against knocks.