■ noun
1》 the action of playing a musical instrument by striking or shaking it.
↘[as modifier ] denoting musical instruments played in this way.
↘~ instruments forming a band or section of an orchestra.
2》 the striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force.
3》 Medicine the action of percussing a part of the body.
Derivatives
~ist noun
percussive adjective
percussively adverb
percussiveness noun