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Definitions of percussion
  1. noun
    the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
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  2. noun
    tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes

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  3. noun
    the act of exploding a percussion cap
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  4. noun
    the act of playing a percussion instrument
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Definition that contains percussion
  • bell a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
  • bones (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
  • cock the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
  • hammer the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
  • hammer a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
  • drum a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
  • drum play a percussion instrument
  • triangle a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
  • gong a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
  • gong a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
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