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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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.
Cap :: Cap (n.) A percussion cap. See under Percussion.
Replication :: Replication (n.) Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo..
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.
Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance..
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..
Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger..
Cardiometry :: Cardiometry (n.) Measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation..
Percuss :: Percuss (v. i.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3..
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 This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle..
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..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes..
Pulsatile :: Pulsatile (a.) Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical instrument..
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.
Drum :: Drum (n.) An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a piece of skin or vellum, to be beaten with a stick; or of a metallic hemisphere (kettledrum) with a single piece of skin to be so beaten; the common instrument for marking time in martial music; one of the pair of tympani in an orchestra, or cavalry band..
Primer :: Primer (n.) an instrument or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of gunpowder..
Percussion :: Percussion (n.) The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report..
Jar :: "Jar (n.) In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when jammed..
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