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. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear. [1913 Webster]

The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • PERCUSSION — Si, dans la plupart des musiques des sociétés primitives et des civilisations extra européennes, les instruments à percussion ont toujours tenu une place importante, ils ont, au contraire, été longtemps l’objet d’un relatif dédain dans la musique …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • percussion — PERCUSSION. s. f. Terme dogmatique. Coup, action par laquelle un corps en frape un autre. Percussion violente. percussion soudaine. le cerveau est quelquefois offensé par une violente percussion des esprits. quelques Philosophes tiennent que le… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • percussion — [pər kush′ən] n. [L percussio < percussus: see PERCUSS] 1. the hitting or impact of one body against another, as the hammer of a firearm against a cap 2. the shock, vibration, etc. resulting from this 3. the percussion instruments of an… …   English World dictionary

  • percussion — ► NOUN 1) (before another noun ) (of a musical instrument) played by being struck or shaken. 2) percussion instruments forming a band or section of an orchestra. 3) the striking of one solid object with or against another. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • Percussion — (v. lat.), 1) Erschütterung, Stoß, Schlag; 2) s.u. Auscultation 2) (Med.); 3) Entzündung der Ladung eines Gewehrs od. Geschützes durch Stoß od. Schlag …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Percussion — Percussion, lat. dtsch., Stoß, Schlag; in der Heilkunde jene physikalische Untersuchungsweise, welche in einem leichten Anklopfen an die Wandung einer der Körperhöhlen besteht, um aus der Art des dadurch hervorgebrachten Tons den Zustand der… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • percussion — index collision (accident) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • percussion — фр. [пэркюсьо/н], англ. [пэка/шн] percussione ит. [пэркуссио/нэ] группа ударн. инструм …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • percussion — 1540s, a striking, a blow, from L. percussionem (nom. percussio), from pp. stem of percutere to strike, from per through (see PER (Cf. per)) + quatere to strike, shake. Reference to musical instruments is first recorded 1776 …   Etymology dictionary

  • percussion — concussion, clash, shock, *impact, impingement, collision, jar, jolt Analogous words: striking, hitting, smiting (see STRIKE): vibration, oscillation, fluctuation (see corresponding verbs at SWING) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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