Definition of percussion

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Percussion (n.) Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear.

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Hammer :: Hammer (n.) That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming..
Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance..
Sound :: Sound (v. t.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient..
Echo :: Echo (n.) A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.
Shell :: Shell (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb..
Ammunition :: Ammunition (n.) Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc..
Lock :: Lock (n.) That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc..
Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.
Pulsatile :: Pulsatile (a.) Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical instrument..
Capsule :: Capsule (n.) A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc..
Musket :: Musket (n.) A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle..
Replication :: Replication (n.) Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo..
Percuss :: Percuss (v. i.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3..
Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
Percussion :: Percussion (n.) The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report..
Nipple :: Nipple (n.) Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge..
Capper :: Capper (n.) An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or cartridge.
Disintegrator :: Disintegrator (n.) A machine for grinding or pulverizing by percussion.
Recapper :: Recapper (n.) A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
Echoscope :: Echoscope (n.) An instrument for intensifying sounds produced by percussion of the thorax.
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