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PERCUSSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of exploding a percussion cap
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("percussion" is a kind of...):
detonation (the act of detonating an explosive)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of playing a percussion instrument
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("percussion" is a kind of...):
music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "percussion"):
drumming (the act of playing drums)
Derivation:
percussionist (a musician who plays percussion instruments)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
Synonyms:
percussion; pleximetry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("percussion" is a kind of...):
auscultation (listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope))
Derivation:
percuss (strike or tap firmly)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
Synonyms:
percussion; percussion section; rhythm section
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("percussion" is a kind of...):
section (a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class)
Derivation:
percussionist (a musician who plays percussion instruments)
