percussion

Noun
  1. The act of playing a percussion instrument (synset 100546096)
    is a type of: music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
    subtypes: drumming - the act of playing drums
  2. The act of exploding a percussion cap (synset 100378621)
    is a type of: detonation - the act of detonating an explosive
  3. The section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments (synset 108234478)
    is a type of: section - a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
    same as: percussion section, rhythm section
  4. Tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes (synset 100877917)
    is a type of: auscultation - listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
    same as: pleximetry

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