The Wordsmith Dictionary

Per *cuss ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Percussed; p. pr. & vb. n.Percussing.] Etym: [L. percussus, p.p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash. ]

Defn: To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination. Flame percussed by air giveth a noise. Bacon.

PERCUSS

PERCUSS Per *cuss ", v. i. (Med. )

Defn: To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3. Quain.

PERCUSSION

Per *cus "sion, n. Etym: [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. )

Defn: 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.

PERCUSSIVE

PERCUSSIVE Per *cuss "ive, a.

Defn: Striking against; percutient; as, percussive force.

New American Oxford Dictionary

percuss

per cuss |pərˈkəs pərˈkəs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Medicine gently tap (a part of the body ) with a finger or an instrument as part of a diagnosis: the bladder was percussed. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the general sense ‘give a blow to ’): from Latin percuss- ‘struck forcibly, ’ from the verb percutere, from per- ‘through ’ + quatere ‘to shake, strike. ’

percussion

per cus sion |pərˈkəSHən pərˈkəʃən | ▶noun 1 musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a handheld or pedal-operated stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles: [ as modifier ] : percussion instruments | the percussion section. 2 the striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force: the clattering percussion of objects striking the walls and the shutters. • Medicine the action of tapping a part of the body as part of a diagnosis: the chest sounded dull on percussion. DERIVATIVES per cus sion ist |-ist |noun percussion ( sense 1 ), per cus sive |-ˈkəsiv |adjective, per cus sive ly |-ˈkəsivlē |adverb, per cus sive ness |-ˈkəsivnis |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin percussio (n- ), from the verb percutere ‘to strike forcibly ’ (see percuss ).

percussion cap

per cus sion cap ▶noun a small amount of explosive powder contained in metal or paper and exploded by striking. Percussion caps are used chiefly in toy guns and formerly in some firearms.

Oxford Dictionary

percuss

percuss |pəˈkʌs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Medicine gently tap (a part of the body ) with a finger or an instrument as part of a diagnosis: the bladder was percussed. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the general sense ‘give a blow to ’): from Latin percuss- ‘struck forcibly ’, from the verb percutere, from per- ‘through ’ + quatere ‘to shake, strike ’.

percussion

per |cus ¦sion |pəˈkʌʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles: [ as modifier ] : percussion instruments. 2 the striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force: the clattering percussion of objects striking the walls and the shutters. • Medicine the action of tapping a part of the body as part of a diagnosis. DERIVATIVES percussionist noun percussion ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin percussio (n- ), from the verb percutere ‘to strike forcibly ’ (see percuss ).

percussion cap

per |cus ¦sion cap ▶noun a small amount of explosive powder contained in metal or paper and exploded by striking, used in toy guns and formerly in firearms.

percussion drill

per |cus ¦sion drill ▶noun another term for hammer drill.

percussive

per |cus ¦sive |pəˈkʌsɪv | ▶adjective relating to or produced by percussion: percussive sounds. DERIVATIVES percussively adverb, percussiveness noun

Oxford Thesaurus

percussion

percussion noun the clattering percussion of objects striking the walls and the shutters: crash, bang, smash, clash, bump, thump, thwack, whack; impact, collision, striking, beating, shock, knock.

Duden Dictionary

Percussion

Per cus sion Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |pəˈkaʃn̩ |englisch percussion = Schlagzeug; vgl. Perkussion 1 (im Jazz und in der Popmusik ) Gruppe der Schlaginstrumente, besonders die das Schlagzeug ergänzenden Instrumente wie Bongos, Congas o. Ä.2 Effekt des Ab-, Nachklingens bei elektronischen Orgeln, Synthesizern

French Dictionary

percussion

percussion n. f. nom féminin Choc d ’un corps contre un autre. : Le tambour, les cymbales, la caisse sont des instruments à percussion ou de percussion.

percussionniste

percussionniste n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Musicien qui joue d ’un instrument à percussion.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

percussion

per cus sion /pə r kʌ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U C 〘楽〙打楽器 (percussion instrument ; →次ページ ); 〖the ～〗打楽器パート .2 U (固い2つの物の )衝突 ; 衝突による音 [効果 ], 打楽器の演奏 .3 U 〘医〙打診 .

percussionist

per c ú s sion ist 名詞 C 打楽器演奏者 .

percussive

per cus sive /pə r kʌ́sɪv /形容詞〖通例名詞の前で〗打楽器の ; 衝突の ; 打診の .