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percussion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | percussion section, rhythm section |
| Type of | section |
| Derivation | percussionist |
percussion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pleximetry |
| Type of | auscultation |
| Derivation | percuss |
percussion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | detonation |
Examples of percussion
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They will be joined by John Hines playing trumpet and Bob Resnick on percussion.
From the timesunion.com
In recent years, he needed to rest on stools onstage to play sax and percussion.
From the theaustralian.com.au
The percussion section adds to the glow with marimbas, vibraphone and xylophone.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Gaelic Storm combines traditional Irish music with world rhythms and percussion.
From the thenewstribune.com
In another gym on campus, the percussion units are competing against each other.
From the fresnobee.com
The percussion disgorged the Humvee's four occupants, ejecting one 50 feet away.
From the bloomberg.com
The performance will feature mapped projections, guitars, percussion and synths.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
The Percussion footer, then, would appear on all percussion instrument articles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Despite the name, keyboard percussion instruments do not have keyboards as such.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The act of playing a percussion instrument
- Percussion section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
- Tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
- (percuss) strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"
- A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration. The term usually applies to an object used in a rhythmic context or with musical intent.
- The percussion cap, introduced around 1830, was the crucial invention that enabled muzzle-loading firearms to fire reliably in any weather. ...
- Percussion is a method of tapping on a surface to determine the underlying structure, and is used in clinical examinations to assess the condition of the thorax or abdomen. It is one of the four methods of clinical examination, together with inspection, palpation and auscultation. ...
- The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound; the sound so produced; the detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm; the tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis; the section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a ...
- (percussive) characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something
