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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 15883 COCA: 13946

percussion

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
percussion /pɚˈkʌʃən/ noun
percussion
/pɚˈkʌʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of PERCUSSION
[noncount]
: musical instruments (such as drums, cymbals, or xylophones) that you play by hitting or shaking(如鼓、钹、木琴等的)打击乐器,敲击乐器
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 15883 COCA: 13946

percussion

noun

per·​cus·​sion pər-ˈkə-shən How to pronounce percussion (audio)
1
: the act of percussing: such as
a
: the striking of a percussion cap so as to set off the charge in a firearm
b
: the beating or striking of a musical instrument
c
: the act or technique of tapping the surface of a body part to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the resultant sound
2
: the striking of sound on the ear
3
: percussion instruments that form a section of a band or orchestra
percussion adjective

Example Sentences

He plays percussion for the band. The marimba is a percussion instrument.
Recent Examples on the Web The guitar and percussion duo performs works by Mexican composers Juan Trigos and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon and Latin American classics by Antonio Lauro and Alirio Díaz. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Some songs could be an appetizer for the solo career of Peter Murphy, who wouldn’t find the same synthesis of reverb-laden percussion and croaking vox until a year or two later. Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2022 Brief clangs of Chinese percussion do warn us that there are other forces at work, as do the fervent People’s Liberation Army scenes. Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 But this is one of the few songs that sound recorded with live instruments — plinking guitar and some pitter-pat percussion. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 30 July 2022 The spontaneity of Chient Méchant’s jam sessions runs through their bright keys and bursts of fluttering percussion, tied together by whimsical synth oscillations and sparse vocals. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 May 2022 In addition, both are percussion instruments of a sort, yet have the capability of enormous dynamic range, loud to soft, from one chord to the next. Tim Page, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 With a full band of guitars, violin, cello, harp, multiple percussion instruments, and Groban's deep vocals carrying each song, the AMP was full of harmonies all night. Arkansas Online, 22 July 2022 Celtic harp, flute, violin and various smaller percussion instruments performed a pastoral, thematic soundtrack. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 20 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French percussioun, from Latin percussion-, percussio, from percutere to beat, from per- thoroughly + quatere to shake

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of percussion was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 15883 COCA: 13946
percussion

noun

ADJECTIVE | PERCUSSION + NOUN ADJECTIVEtuned, untuned有固定音高的/無固定音高的打擊樂器live現場打擊樂electronic電子打擊樂tribal部落打擊樂PERCUSSION + NOUNinstrument打擊樂器player打擊樂演奏者section打擊樂器組band, ensemble打擊樂樂隊/樂團 topic at music

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