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percuss

per·cuss
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [per-kuhs]
    • /pərˈkʌs/
    • /pɜːˈkʌs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [per-kuhs]
    • /pərˈkʌs/

Definitions of percuss word

  • verb with object percuss Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. 1
  • verb with object percuss to strike (something) so as to shake or cause a shock to. 1
  • verb without object percuss Medicine/Medical. to strike the surface of a part of the body for diagnostic purposes. 1
  • verb percuss to strike sharply, rapidly, or suddenly 0
  • verb percuss to tap on (a body surface) with the fingertips or a special hammer to aid diagnosis or for therapeutic purposes 0
  • verb transitive percuss to rap gently and firmly, as in medical diagnosis 0
See all 6 definitions of percuss

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Origin of percuss

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < Latin percussus, past participle of percutere to strike hard, beat, equivalent to per- per- + -cut(ere), combining form of quatere to shake (see quash) + -tus past participle suffix, with tt > ss

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Parts of speech for Percuss

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Percuss

percuss popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

percuss usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for percuss

noun percuss

  • blipping — bleeping.
  • chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
  • whacked — exhausted; tired out.
  • whacking — large.
  • wham — a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact: the wham of a pile driver.

verb percuss

  • blitzed — inebriated; drunk
  • blitzing — Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
  • boff — a loud, hearty laugh
  • boffing — Theater. a box-office hit. a joke or humorous line producing hearty laughter.
  • bonk — If two people bonk, they have sexual intercourse.
All 29 Synonyms of percuss

Antonyms for percuss

verb percuss

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
Just one Antonym for percuss

Top questions with percuss

  • how to percuss the abdomen?
  • how to percuss?
  • how to percuss the liver?

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