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percussion
(redirected from mediate percussion)

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per·cus·sion  (pr-kshn)
n.
1. The striking together of two bodies, especially when noise is produced.
2. The sound, vibration, or shock caused by the striking together of two bodies.
3. The act of detonating a percussion cap in a firearm.
4. A method of medical diagnosis in which various areas of the body, especially the chest, back, and abdomen, are tapped to determine by resonance the condition of internal organs.
5. Music
a. The section of a band or orchestra composed of percussion instruments.
b. Percussion instruments or their players considered as a group.

[Latin percussi, percussin-, from percussus, past participle of percutere, to percuss; see percuss.]

percussion
Noun
1. the striking of one thing against another
2. Music percussion instruments collectively [Latin percutere to hit]
percussive adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.percussionpercussion - the act of playing a percussion instrument
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
drumming - the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"
2.percussion - the act of exploding a percussion cap
detonation - the act of detonating an explosive
3.percussion - the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
section - a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
4.percussion - tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
auscultation - listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
Translations
percussion [pəˈkʌʃən] npercusión f

percussion [pəˈkʌʃən] npercussion f

percussion [pəˈkʌʃən] n (Mus) → Schlagzeug nt

percussion [pəˈkʌʃən] npercussione f;
(MUS) → strumenti mpl a percussione

percussion
n percussion [pəˈkaʃən]
1 (in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; (also adjective ) a percussion instrument. slaginstrument آلات إيقاع أو نَقْر перкусия bicí (nástroje) slagtøj; slagtøjs- die Schlaginstrumente (pl.), Schlag... κρουστά percusión löökpillid ساز ضربی lyömäsoittimet (à/de) percussion כְלֵי הַקָשָה तबला आदि वाद्य यन्त्र udaraljke (bubnjevi i sl.) ütőhangszerek perkusi slagverk percussione; a percussione 打楽器 타악기(부) mušamieji instrumentai; mušamasis sitamie instrumenti; sitamais genderang percussie, slag{#169} slagverk instrumenty perkuyjne percussão (de) percuţie ударные bicie (nástroje) tolkala udaraljke slagverk เครื่องดนตรีประเภทเคาะหรือตี vurmalı çalgılar 打擊樂器 ударні інструменти تھاپ والے آلات طرب bộ gõ
2 the striking of one hard object against another A gun is fired by means of percussion. slagwerk صَدْم، قَدْح сблъскване náraz, úder slag der Schlag κρούση percusión löök برخورد دو چیز isku percussion הַקָשָה आघात jak sukob ütés perkusi sláttur, högg percussione 衝撃 충돌, 총의 (격발) smūgis, trenksmas, perkusija sitiens; trieciens tukulan percussie sammenstøt, slag uderzenie percussão lovire удар náraz, úder sunek, udarec tresak slag, stöt การกระทบ çarpma, vurma 碰撞,擊發 удар تھاپ sự đập 碰撞
n perˈcussionist
a person who plays percussion instruments in an orchestra etc. slaginstrumentspeler عازِف آلات إيقاع أو نَقْر перкуционист bubeník slagtøjsspiller der/die Schlagzeuger(in) παίκτης των κρουστών percusionista löökpillimängija نوازنده سازهای ضربی lyömäsoittimien soittaja percussionniste מְנַגֵן בִּכלֵי-הַקָשָה आघात करने वाला, ताल देने वाला svirač na udaraljkama,bubnjar ütőjátékos pemain perkusi slagverksleikari percussionista 打楽器奏者 타악기 연주자 mušamaisiais instrumentais grojantis muzikantas sitamo instrumentu spēlētājs pemain genderang slagwerker slagverker perkusista percussionista per­cu­ţionist ударник bubeník igralec na tolkalo perkusionista slagverkare, batterist นักดนตรีที่เล่นเครื่องดนตรีประเภทตีหรือเคาะ vurmalı çalgı çalan kimse 打擊樂器的演奏者 ударник آلات طرب بجانے والا người chơi nhạc cụ gõ 演奏


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