percussion

  • 21percussion — per•cus•sion [[t]pərˈkʌʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow 2) mad the striking of a musical instrument to produce tones 3) mad the percussion instruments of an orchestra or band 4) med the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22percussion — /pəˈkʌʃən / (say puh kushuhn) noun 1. the striking of one body against another with some violence; impact. 2. Medicine the striking or tapping of a part of the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. 3. the striking of musical instruments to …

  • 23percussion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ tuned, untuned ▪ live ▪ electronic ▪ tribal PERCUSSION + NOUN ▪ …

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  • 24percussion — Synonyms and related words: appulse, battery, bells, bones, brunt, bulldozing, bulling, bump, cannon, carambole, carom, castanets, celesta, chime, chimes, clappers, clash, collision, concussion, crack up, crash, crash cymbal, crump, crunch,… …

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  • 25Percussion — Per|cus|sion [pə kʌʃən] die; , s <aus engl. percussion »Schlagzeug«, dies aus lat. percussio, vgl. ↑Perkussion>: 1. in der Jazzkapelle o. Ä. Gruppe der Schlaginstrumente. 2. kurzer od. langer Abklingeffekt bei der elektron. Orgel; vgl.… …

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  • 26percussion — per|cus|sion [ pər kʌʃn ] noun uncount musical instruments such as drums, CYMBALS, or RATTLES that you play by hitting or shaking them. Someone who plays a percussion instrument is called a percussionist …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27percussion — [[t]pə(r)kʌ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Percussion instruments are musical instruments that you hit, such as drums …

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  • 28percussion — noun 1》 the action of playing a musical instrument by striking or shaking it.     ↘[as modifier] denoting musical instruments played in this way.     ↘percussion instruments forming a band or section of an orchestra. 2》 the striking of one solid… …

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  • 29percussion — noun 1 (uncountable, singular) musical instruments, especially drums, that are played by being hit with an object such as a stick or hammer, or the group of people who play these instruments in an orchestra: the percussion is too loud 2 (U) the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30percussion — UK [pə(r)ˈkʌʃ(ə)n] / US [pərˈkʌʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] music musical instruments such as drums, cymbals, or rattles that you play by hitting or shaking them. Someone who plays a percussion instrument is called a percussionist …

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