Phrase guide

percussion instrument

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An instrument in which the sound is produced by striking, scraping or shaking an object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: percussive instrument

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musical instrument, instrument

Narrower terms: bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals, chime, bell, gong, cymbal, drum, membranophone, tympan, glockenspiel, orchestral bells, tam-tam, kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani, lagerphone, maraca, marimba, xylophone, piano, pianoforte, forte-piano, rain stick, steel drum, triangle, vibraphone, vibraharp, vibes

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հարվածային գործիք (harvacayin gorcikʻ) — type of instrument
  • Catalan: instrument de percussió — type of instrument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打擊樂器 /打击乐器 (dǎjī yuèqì, dǎjí yuèqì) — type of instrument
  • Dutch: slaginstrument — type of instrument
  • Esperanto: perkutinstrumento — type of instrument
  • Finnish: lyömäsoitin — type of instrument
  • French: instrument de percussion — type of instrument
  • Galician: instrumento de percusión — type of instrument
  • Georgian: დასარტყამი საკრავი (dasarṭq̇ami saḳravi) — type of instrument
  • Georgian: დასარტყამი ინსტრუმენტი (dasarṭq̇ami insṭrumenṭi) — type of instrument
  • Georgian: დასარტყმელი საკრავი (dasarṭq̇meli saḳravi) — type of instrument
  • Georgian: დასარტყმელი ინსტრუმენტი (dasarṭq̇meli insṭrumenṭi) — type of instrument
  • German: Schlaginstrument — type of instrument
  • Hungarian: ütőhangszer — type of instrument
  • Icelandic: slagverkshljóðfæri — type of instrument
  • Italian: strumento a percussione — type of instrument
  • Japanese: 打楽器 (dagakki) — type of instrument
  • Japanese: パーカッション (pākasshon) — type of instrument
  • Korean: 타악기 (taakgi) — type of instrument
  • Kyrgyz: урма аспап (urma aspap) — type of instrument
  • Macedonian: ударен инструме́нт (udaren instrumént) — type of instrument
  • Malayalam: താളവാദ്യം (tāḷavādyaṁ) — type of instrument
  • Māori: taonga papā — type of instrument
  • Norwegian: slagverkinstrument — type of instrument
  • Persian: ساز کوبهای (sâz-e kube-'i) — type of instrument
  • Polish: instrument perkusyjny — type of instrument
  • Portuguese: instrumento de percussão — type of instrument
  • Romanian: instrument de percuție — type of instrument
  • Russian: уда́рный инструме́нт (udárnyj instrumént) — type of instrument
  • Slovene: tolkalo — type of instrument
  • Tagalog: linggalang panugtog — type of instrument
  • Turkish: vurmalı çalgı — type of instrument
  • Turkish: vurmalı saz — type of instrument