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percussion 
  n 
1 the act, an instance, or an effect of percussing 
2  (Music) the family of instruments in which sound arises from the striking of materials with sticks or hammers 
3  (Music) 
a instruments of this family constituting a section of an orchestra, band, etc. 
b (as modifier) 
a percussion ensemble  
4  (Med) the act of percussing a body surface 
5 the act of exploding a percussion cap 
  (C16: from Latin percussio, from percutere to hit; see percuss) 

percussion cap 
  n a detonator consisting of a paper or thin metal cap containing material that explodes when struck and formerly used in certain firearms 
percussion instrument 
  n any of various musical instruments that produce a sound when their resonating surfaces are struck directly, as with a stick or mallet, or by leverage action. They may be of definite pitch (as a kettledrum or xylophone), indefinite pitch (as a gong or rattle), or a mixture of both (as various drums) 
percussion lock 
  n a gunlock in which the hammer strikes a percussion cap 
percussion tool 
  n a power driven tool which operates by striking rapid blows: the power may be electricity or compressed air 



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