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PERCUSSION CAP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A detonator that explodes when struck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("percussion cap" is a kind of...):
cap; detonating device; detonator (a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive)
Meronyms (parts of "percussion cap"):
fulminate of mercury; fulminating mercury; mercury fulminate (a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps)
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