Word Finder - percussion

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The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.

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The sound so produced.

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The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.

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The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.

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The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.

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The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.

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The outer side of the hand.

The marching band had one percussion player who played the triangle.

The explosion created a percussion that broke the windows.

It is very difficult to detonate by percussion.

The percussion instruments were pushed up against the wall in the music room.

The metal rattle was an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument.

One novelty, however, of the first importance is due to a Vienna physician of the period, Leopold Auenbrugger (1722-1809), the inventor of the method of recognizing diseases of the chest by percussion.

A short staccato burst from the bass is followed by vocals and percussion heralding the song in.

Glockenspiel, strings, reeds, world percussion and programming combine to create classy, intelligent, frail and melancholy pieces.

The percussion clef is shown on staves for indefinite pitch percussion parts.

All the songs are played back live, with John adding distinctive, and highly comical, latin percussion.

Mason demonstrated his musical ability at several stages throughout the night by playing drums, guitar and an impressive assortment of percussion contraptions.

At the moment a Computer Club for children and adults, and percussion and dance cor both community and school pupils are available.

Its repetitive riffs and percussion become almost cyclical and hypnotic while slight variations keep pulling you in.

They cater for antique firearms (or modern reproductions) of various types such as flintlock, percussion, single shots and revolvers.

Hand Grenades Grenades in 1914 were exploded wither by percussion or by igniting a fuse.

Specific examples of tuned percussion instruments include a gamelan with iron keys dating from the 19th century.

He recently formed a duo with the renowned tabla maestro Sanju Sahai that combines western percussion with tabla.

When Beethoven was writing his 9th symphony he requested a piano that had a percussion pedal on it.

Percussion involves rhythmically striking the chest wall with cupped hands.

Some floor cheers are specifically designed to be used on the sidelines of the court, seated in the "pinwheel" position, pom-poms set aside while the hands are used as percussion instruments on the floor, the legs, or clapping together.

They play a variety of sounds on percussion instruments and learn how to use timbre and duration to add variety to their rhythmic ideas.

At the very back of the stage come the percussion, dominated by the timpani (kettle drums ).

From these frames were mounted tom toms and cymbals as well as the traps try for smaller percussion items.

Ryan Jones Ryan is our " up front " male lead vocalist who also doubles on percussion.

North Regional Wind Band The North Regional Wind Band currently has about 80 members, who play either woodwind, brass or percussion instruments.

A 60 piece band featuring woodwind, brass and percussion for Yrs 7-13 of the required standard.

It is still the commonest detonator, but it is now usually mixed with other substances; the British service uses for percussion caps 6 parts of fulminate, 6 of potassium chlorate and 4 of antimony sulphide, and for time fuses 4 parts of fulminate, 6 of potassium chlorate and 4 of antimony sulphide, the mixture being damped with a shellac varnish; for use in blasting, a home office order of 1897 prescribes a mixture of 4 parts of fulminate and 1 of potassium chlorate.

It possesses four large paper mills and among its other industries are paste-board, powder, percussion caps, nets and machinery.

Formerly the upper end of the highest canister was fitted with a " firing-head," consisting of a circular plate of iron, slightly smaller than the bore of the well, and having attached to its underside a vertical rod or pin carrying a percussion cap. The cap rested on the bottom of a small iron cylinder containing nitroglycerin.

The disk is dispensed with, and the percussion cap is exploded by the impact of a leaden weight running on a cord.

Useful instructions have been furnished by Carl Barus (Terrestrial Magnetism, 1897, 2, II) for the preparation of magnets calculated to withstand the effects of time, percussion and ordinary temperature variations.

If dry and warm it is much more sensitive to percussion or friction, and also becomes electrified by friction under those conditions.

Both are sensitive to percussion, but a little less so than nitroglycerin.

Auenbrugger's method was that of direct percussion with the tips of the fingers, not that which is now used, of mediate percussion with the intervention of a finger or plessimeter; but the results of his method were the same and its value nearly as great.

He introduced some improvements in the method, but the only real advance was the introduction of mediate percussion by Pierre Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879) in 1828.

Centre of Percussion.It is obviously desirable that the deviations or changes of motion of oscillating pieces in machinery should, as far as possible, be effected by forces applied at their centres of percussion.

Thus is determined the position of the centre of percussion C, corresponding to the axis of rotation 0.

It is obvious from this equation that, for an axis of rotation parallel to 0 traversing C, the centre of percussion is at the point where the perpendicular OG meets 0.

The length of the plumb-line, measured from its point of suspension to the centre of the bob, is for all practical purposes equal to the length OC, C being therefore the centre of percussion corresponding to the selected axis 0.

His Essais de physique, four in number, of which the first three were published at Paris between 1676 and 1679, are his most important works, and form, together with a Traite de la percussion des corps, the first volume of the Ouvres de Mariotte (2 vols., Leiden, 1717).

The registration is effected by the fall of a heavy pendulum, caused by the percussion of each step. The pendulum is forced back to a horizontal position by a delicate spring, and with each stroke a fine-toothed ratchet-wheel connected with it is moved round a certain length.

Combine with a private DJ for percussion lead House Music or even a night of sizzling salsa rhythms.

We offer a musical journey around the world - a 1 hour interactive performance followed by a 1 hour samba percussion workshop.

Replacement of the existing devices to self-closing percussion taps is also under consideration by management.

The guitars still sound like a herd of stampeding elephants and the percussion is meatier than Spam.

At the very back of the stage come the percussion, dominated by the timpani (kettle drums).

Tuned percussion, harps and keyboard instruments required are listed separately after the percussion.

Everything in between the forte and foible is the Center of Percussion.

The 3 minute, 42 second song has a catchy disco sound with high energy percussion and electronic tones.

Chest physical therapy includes postural drainage, chest percussion, chest vibration, turning, deep breathing exercises, and coughing.