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Definition of Percussions

Percussion
Percussion Per*cus"sion, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion. See Percuss.] 1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear. The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak. 3. (Med.) 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. Center of percussion. See under Center. Percussion bullet, a bullet containing a substance which is exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet. Percussion cap, a small copper cap or cup, containing fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to explode gunpowder. Percussion fuze. See under Fuze. Percussion lock, the lock of a gun that is fired by percussion upon fulminating powder. Percussion match, a match which ignites by percussion. Percussion powder, powder so composed as to ignite by slight percussion; fulminating powder. Percussion sieve, Percussion table, a machine for sorting ores by agitation in running water.

Meaning of Percussions from wikipedia

- A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or s****ed by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles...
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- Orchestral percussion refers to the various percussion instruments used in an orchestral setting. It may also refer to the act of playing such instruments...
- Percussion is a technique of clinical examination. Percussion is a method of tapping on a surface to determine the underlying structures, and is used...
- The center of percussion is the point on an extended m****ive object attached to a pivot where a perpendicular impact will produce no reactive shock at...
- Latin Percussion, also known as LP, is a brand of percussion instruments, specializing in ethnic instruments and Latin percussion. LP was founded in New...
- The percussion cap, percussion primer, or caplock, introduced in the early 1820s, is a type of single-use percussion ignition device for muzzle loader...
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