Phrase guide

percussion cap

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a detonator that explodes when struck

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: detonator, detonating device, cap

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: càpsula fulminant — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Danish: fænghætte — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Dutch: slaghoedje — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Finnish: nallihattu — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • French: amorce — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Greenlandic: qaartartoq — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Hungarian: gyutacs — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Italian: capsula a percussione — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Malayalam: പൊട്ടാസ് (poṭṭāsŭ) — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Māori: tingara — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Polish: kapiszon — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Portuguese: espoleta — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Russian: писто́н (pistón) — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Russian: ка́псюль (kápsjulʹ) — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Spanish: pistón — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Spanish: cápsula fulminante — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Swedish: tändhatt — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Ukrainian: уда́рний ка́псуль (udárnyj kápsulʹ) — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms
  • Ukrainian: пісто́н (pistón) — metal cap on muzzleloading firearms