Percussion

Origin

From Latin percussiō ("striking"), from percutiō ("I strike").

Full definition of percussion

Noun

1. (countable) the collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound
2. (countable) the sound so produced
3. (countable) the detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm
4. (medicine) the tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis
5. (music) the section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group
6. (engineering) the repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling

Anagrams

• croupiness
• supersonic