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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)

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