Words Like PERCUSSION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PERCUSSION.

5 Alternative Words Similar to percussion

1 Pleximetry Noun      Synonym Words Like Pleximetry
2 Auscultation Noun      Synonym Words Like Auscultation
3 Music Noun      Synonym Words Like Music
4 Section Noun      Synonym Words Like Section
5 Drumming Noun      Hyponym

10 definitions of percussion

1 The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report.
2 Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear.
3 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.
4 the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
5 tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
6 the act of playing a percussion instrument
7 the act of exploding a percussion cap
8 The striking together of two bodies, especially when noise is produced.
9 The sound, vibration, or shock caused by the striking together of two bodies.
10 The act of detonating a percussion cap in a firearm.
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