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Definition of percussion
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Percussion
(n.) The act of
tapping
or
striking
the
surface
of the body in order to learn the
condition
of the parts
beneath
by the sound
emitted
or the
sensation
imparted
to the
fingers.
Percussion
is said to be
immediate
if the blow is
directly
upon the body; if some
interventing
substance,
as a
pleximeter,
is, used, it is
called
mediate..
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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..
Capper
::
Capper
(n.) An
instrument
for
applying
a
percussion
cap to a gun or
cartridge.
Replication
::
Replication
(n.)
Return
or
repercussion,
as of
sound;
echo..
Strike
::
Strike
(v. i.) To sound by
percussion,
with
blows,
or as with
blows;
to be
struck;
as, the clock
strikes..
Cardiometry
::
Cardiometry
(n.)
Measurement
of the
heart,
as by
percussion
or
auscultation..
Triangle
::
Triangle
(n.) An
instrument
of
percussion,
usually
made of a rod of
steel,
bent into the form of a
triangle,
open at one
angle,
and
sounded
by being
struck
with a small
metallic
rod..
Percussion
::
Percussion
(n.)
Hence:
The
effect
of
violent
collision;
vibratory
shock;
impression
of sound on the ear.
Rhythm
::
Rhythm
(n.) A
division
of lines into short
portions
by a
regular
succession
of arses and
theses,
or
percussions
and
remissions
of voice on words or
syllables..
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..
Recapper
::
Recapper
(n.) A tool used for
applying
a fresh
percussion
cap or
primer
to a
cartridge
shell in
reloading
it.
Pulsatile
::
Pulsatile
(a.)
Capable
of being
struck
or
beaten;
played
by
beating
or by
percussion;
as, a
tambourine
is a
pulsatile
musical
instrument..
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.
Snarl
::
Snarl (v. t.) To form
raised
work upon the outer
surface
of (thin metal ware) by the
repercussion
of a
snarling
iron upon the inner
surface.
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..
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..
Capsule
::
Capsule
(n.) A small cup or
shell,
as of
metal,
for a
percussion
cap,
cartridge,
etc..
Fluctuation
::
Fluctuation
(n.) The
motion
or
undulation
of a fluid
collected
in a
natural
or
artifical
cavity,
which is felt when it is
subjected
to
pressure
or
percussion..
Wear
::
Wear (v. t.) To
impair,
waste,
or
diminish,
by
continual
attrition,
scraping,
percussion,
on the like; to
consume
gradually;
to cause to lower or
disappear;
to
spend..
Ammunition
::
Ammunition
(n.)
Articles
used in
charging
firearms
and
ordnance
of all
kinds;
as
powder,
balls,
shot,
shells,
percussion
caps,
rockets,
etc..
Disintegrator
::
Disintegrator
(n.) A
machine
for
grinding
or
pulverizing
by
percussion.
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