Noun percussion has 4 senses
  1. percussion - the act of playing a percussion instrument
    --1 is a kind of
    music
    --1 has particulars: drumming
  2. percussion - the act of exploding a percussion cap
    --2 is a kind of
    detonation
  3. percussion section, percussion, rhythm section - the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
    --3 is a kind of section
  4. percussion, pleximetry - tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
    --4 is a kind of auscultation
    Derived form: verb percuss1
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