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Meaning of "percussion" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERCUSSION

From Latin percussiō, from percutere to hit.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERCUSSION

percussion  [pəˈkʌʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERCUSSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Percussion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERCUSSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

percussion

Percussion instrument

A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater; struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument. The percussion family is believed to include the oldest musical instruments, following the human voice. The percussion section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments such as timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle and tambourine. However, the section can also contain non-percussive instruments, such as whistles and sirens, or a blown conch shell. On the other hand, keyboard instruments, such as the celesta, are not normally part of the percussion section, but keyboard percussion instruments such as the glockenspiel and xylophone are included. Percussion instruments are most commonly divided into two classes: Pitched percussion instruments, which produce notes with an identifiable pitch, and unpitched percussion instruments, which produce notes without an identifiable pitch.

Definition of percussion in the English dictionary

The first definition of percussion in the dictionary is the act, an instance, or an effect of percussing. Other definition of percussion is the family of instruments in which sound arises from the striking of materials with sticks, hammers, or the hands. Percussion is also instruments of this family constituting a section of an orchestra, band, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERCUSSION


Belarussian
ˌbɛləʊˈrʌʃən
concussion
kənˈkʌʃən
discussion
dɪˈskʌʃən
Prussian
ˈprʌʃən
repercussion
ˌriːpəˈkʌʃən
rushen
ˈrʌʃən
Russian
ˈrʌʃən
station
ˈsteɪʃən
submission
səbˈmɪʃən
subscription
səbˈskrɪpʃən
succussion
sʌˈkʌʃən
suggestion
səˈdʒɛstʃən
suspension
səˈspɛnʃən
tradition
trəˈdɪʃən
transaction
trænˈzækʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
transmission
trænzˈmɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
version
ˈvɜːʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERCUSSION

percurrent
percursory
percuss
percussant
percussion bullet
percussion cap
percussion drill
percussion instrument
percussion lock
percussion player
percussion section
percussion tool
percussional
percussionist
percussive
percussively
percussiveness
percussor
percutaneous
percutaneously

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERCUSSION

admission
commission
compassion
compression
confession
conversion
depression
emission
expression
impression
mission
obsession
passion
permission
possession
pression
profession
progression
regression
session
suppression

Synonyms and antonyms of percussion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERCUSSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «percussion» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of percussion
blow · brunt · bump · clash · collision · concussion · crash · impact · jolt · knock · shock · smash · thump

Translation of «percussion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERCUSSION

Find out the translation of percussion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of percussion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «percussion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打击乐器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

percusión
570 millions of speakers

English

percussion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टक्कर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَقْرٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

percussão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঙ্ঘর্ষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

percussions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkusi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aufschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

衝突
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perkusi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự gõ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தட்டல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टक्कर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vurmalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

percussione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zderzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ударний інструмент
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

percuție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρούση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perkussie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slaginstrument
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of percussion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERCUSSION»

The term «percussion» is very widely used and occupies the 15.173 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «percussion».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERCUSSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «percussion» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «percussion» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about percussion

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10 QUOTES WITH «PERCUSSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word percussion.
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Gregg Allman
The thing with the piano is, the piano is like percussion almost - well, it is. You have to... not beat on it, but there is more work involved than a Hammond. With a Hammond, you just lay your hands on the keys, man, and you're gone.
2
Les Baxter
I've been down there 6 times and there's nothing like Brazilian percussion.
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Bob Beamon
I like to listen to my iPod and also play music. I've been doing percussion since I was eight or nine. Rhythm is crucial in long jump but also in life.
4
Suzy Bogguss
I played in the percussion section 4th grade through high school - snare and timpani mostly.
5
Jackie DeShannon
I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.
6
Sheila E.
That's how we grew up - kinda like Pops would put his drums, his percussion and instruments into the car and we would just go to a facility in the Bay Area and he would say to us, 'You think we have it bad? There are people worse off than we are. Let's go give back to the kids.' And that's how we grew up.
7
Danny Elfman
I can't get that live and I don't have the time to take the tape, after I've finished recording it, into a little studio somewhere else where I can get a different kind of percussion sound.
8
Janina Gavankar
I identify more as a musician than as a singer, because I play piano and percussion, and I engineer and produce everything that I do.
9
Janina Gavankar
I grew up playing classical piano and percussion.
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Evelyn Glennie
The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet, sometimes as big as King Kong and so on. And so there can be a real riot out there, or it can be so refined.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERCUSSION»

Discover the use of percussion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to percussion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Percussion
An introduction to percussion instruments and the use of the rhythmic sounds they produce.
Elizabeth Sharma, 1993
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How to write for percussion: a comprehensive guide to ...
How to Write for PERCUSSION is a comprehensive guide for composers on percussion composition.
Samuel Z. Solomon, 2002
3
Percussion
Morty Hacker hooked himself up to his portable oxygen bottle whenever he left home, which wasn't often.
Jay Verney, 2004
4
Encyclopedia of Percussion
jazz music, many players using one percussion instrument per player, noisemakers (sirens), uneven rhythmic patterns against each other, meter changes, and piano used to create noise rather than melody. Henry Cowell's ( 1897–1965) ...
John H. Beck, 2013
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The Essence of Brazilian Percussion and Drum Set: With ...
A study of the language of Brazilian rhythms and song styles.
Ed Uribe, 1993
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Percussion: Drumming, Beating, Striking
For Mowitt, percussion is both an experience of embodiment—making contact in and on the skin—and a provocation for critical theory itself.
John Mowitt, 2002
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Accent on Achievement, Bk 1: Combined Percussion---S.D., ...
The comprehensive review cycle in books 1 & 2 will ensure that students remember what they learn and progress quickly.
John O'Reilly, Mark Williams, 1997
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Percussion Pistols and Revolvers: History, Performance and ...
In the early transition from the long-lived flintlock system, handgun development closely paralleled that of the long arms.
Mike Cumpston, 2005
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All about Hand Percussion: Everything You Need to Know to ...
This book comes with an enhanced CD featuring additional multimedia content, including demonstrations of all rhythms and techniques.
Kalani, 2008
10
15 Percussion Ensembles
These easy, unique, and musical pieces for beginning percussion ensemble are written so that the student can see how the other players' parts blend with their own. 15 Percussion Ensembles can be effectively used on its own, or with most ...
‎1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERCUSSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term percussion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Omaha Street Percussion teaches kids how to keep the beat
Fontenelle Elementary students, Lawrence Williams, left, Caleb Warman, center, Jada Brown, right, work on their percussion skills during a ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
2
CCU's World Percussion Ensemble wins competition
Conway, SC (PRESS RELEASE) – Coastal Carolina University's World Percussion Ensemble recently won the World Percussion Ensemble ... «WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SC, Jul 15»
3
Percussion section collects medals
For the third straight year, the Princeton band organization has produced a winter percussion group. During the 2015 season, the drumline ... «Princeton Herald, Jul 15»
4
Professor of permutations, percussion and poetry
It was a crowd a rock band would have been envious of. The cavernous Student Amenities Centre of IIT Madras was packed with enthusiastic ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
5
So Percussion, Outreach Northeast, Donate 20000 Meals to Crisis …
Thanks to the music group So Percussion and aid organization Outreach Northeast, the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County will receive 20,000 ... «Planet Princeton, Jul 15»
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Yevgeny Mravinsky, cond. = BARTOK: Music for Strings, Percussion
Yevgeny Mravinsky, cond. = BARTOK: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; HONEGGER: Symphony No. 3 “Liturgique”; STRAVINSKY: ... «Audiophile Audition, Jul 15»
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Prom 5: BBC Phil/Currie/Storgårds review – compelling percussion
HK Gruber has often composed music that is irreverent, provocative or plain eccentric, but his new percussion concerto, entitled into the open ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Sensory Percussion Takes Drum Triggering To A New Level
A new drum trigger called 'Sensory Percussion' has been announced, and it is aimed at blurring the line between acoustic and electric ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
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Murali Krishnan and the sound of percussion
Bespectacled, chubby, skinny, waist-high, tall, spiky-haired, short-haired ... percussionist Murali Krishnan's students may come in all forms but ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Percussion list issued for British Open
... for British Open. 20-Jul-2015. The list of percussion that will be available to use on 'Swan Lake' at the British Open has been issued by the contest organisers. «4barsrest.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Percussion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/percussion>. May 2024 ».
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