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Definition of PERCUSSION

Percussion
Percussion Per*cus"sion, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion. See Percuss.] 1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear. The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak. 3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate. Center of percussion. See under Center. Percussion bullet, a bullet containing a substance which is exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet. Percussion cap, a small copper cap or cup, containing fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to explode gunpowder. Percussion fuze. See under Fuze. Percussion lock, the lock of a gun that is fired by percussion upon fulminating powder. Percussion match, a match which ignites by percussion. Percussion powder, powder so composed as to ignite by slight percussion; fulminating powder. Percussion sieve, Percussion table, a machine for sorting ores by agitation in running water.

Meaning of PERCUSSION from wikipedia

- A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or s****ed by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles...
- The percussion cap, percussion primer, or caplock, introduced in the early 1820s, is a type of single-use percussion ignition device for muzzle loader...
- Latin percussion is a family of percussion, membranophone, lamellophone and idiophone instruments used in Latin music. Trap drums Abakua and Arará drums...
- Percussion may refer to: Percussion instrument, a large group of musical instruments Percussion idiophone, a percussion instrument which is beaten with...
- Body percussion may be performed on its own or as an accompaniment to music and/or dance. Examples of countries' folk traditions that incorporate body...
- The center of percussion is the point on an extended m****ive object attached to a pivot where a perpendicular impact will produce no reactive shock at...
- A keyboard percussion instrument, also known as a bar or mallet percussion instrument, is a pitched percussion instrument arranged in the same pattern...
- A percussion mallet or beater is an object used to strike or beat a percussion instrument to produce its sound. The term beater is slightly more general...
- Orchestral percussion refers to the various percussion instruments used in an orchestral setting. It may also refer to the act of playing such instruments...
- Percussion is a technique of clinical examination. Percussion is a method of tapping on a surface to determine the underlying structures, and is used...