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percussion []

n ütősök [ˈytøːʃøk]

n (countable) the collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound

n (countable) the sound so produced

n (countable) the detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm

n (medicine) the tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis

n (music) the section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group

n (engineering) the repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling