LookItUppercussion
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /pɚˈkʌʃən/ · UK /pəˈkʌʃən/
percussion means: Instruments played by hitting or shaking them, or the group of musicians who play them.
noun
Instruments played by hitting or shaking them, or the group of musicians who play them.
- She plays percussion in a band.
- The percussion section entered after the strings.
- This piece uses bells and other percussion.
Tapping a person’s body to help a doctor discover what is wrong.
- The doctor used percussion during the examination.
- Chest percussion helped her assess his lungs.
- He compared the sounds produced by percussion on each side.
The production of sound by hitting two things together.
- Percussion produced a sharp sound.
- The demonstration used percussion rather than blowing.
- The percussion of two metal plates made a loud clang.
Questions about percussion
What does percussion mean?
Instruments played by hitting or shaking them, or the group of musicians who play them.
What is percussion in other languages?
Türkçe: vurmalı çalgılar · Español: percusión · Français: percussions · Deutsch: Schlagzeug · Italiano: percussioni · 日本語: 打楽器
How do you pronounce percussion?
In American English /pɚˈkʌʃən/; in British English /pəˈkʌʃən/.
How do you use percussion in a sentence?
She plays percussion in a band. The percussion section entered after the strings.
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