percussion

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

per·cus·sion [percussion percussions] BrE [pəˈkʌʃn] NAmE [pərˈkʌʃn] noun
1. uncountable musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or with a stick, for example drums
•percussion instruments
•The track features Joey Langton on percussion.
2. the percussionsingular (also perˈcussion section countable)the players of percussion instruments in an ↑orchestra
compare ↑brass, ↑strings, ↑woodwind

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin percussio(n-), from the verb percutere ‘to strike forcibly’, from per- ‘through’ + quatere ‘to shake, strike’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pleximetry, percussion section, rhythm section