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percussion

noun
/pɚˈkʌʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle English percussioun, from Middle French, Old French percussion, from Latin percussiō (“striking”), from percutiō (“to strike”).

  1. derived from percussiō
  2. derived from percussion
  3. inherited from percussioun

Definitions

  1. The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.

  2. The sound so produced.

  3. The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.

    2. The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments

      The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.

    3. The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.

    4. The outer side of the hand.

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Derived

hand percussion, percussional, percussion break, percussion bullet, percussion cap, percussion drill, percussion fuse, percussion hammer, percussion idiophone, percussion instrument, percussionist, percussion lock, percussively

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at percussion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at percussion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at percussion

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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