percussion
per·cus·sion / pərˈkəshən/ • n. 1. musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a hand-held or pedal-operated stick or beater, or by shaking, including drums, cymbals, xylophones, gongs, bells, and rattles: [as adj.] 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. ∎ Med. 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/ n. (in sense 1)per·cus·sive / -ˈkəsiv/ adj.per·cus·sive·ly / -ˈkəsivlē/ adv.per·cus·sive·ness / -ˈkəsivnis/ n.
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