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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.
     See Percuss.]
     1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against
        another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or
        report. --Sir I. Newton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;
        impression of sound on the ear.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the
        body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath
        by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the
        fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is
        directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as
        a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Center of percussion. See under Center.
  
     Percussion bullet, a bullet containing a substance which is
        exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.
  
     Percussion cap, a small copper cap or cup, containing
        fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to
        explode gunpowder.
  
     Percussion fuze. See under Fuze.
  
     Percussion lock, the lock of a gun that is fired by
        percussion upon fulminating powder.
  
     Percussion match, a match which ignites by percussion.
  
     Percussion powder, powder so composed as to ignite by
        slight percussion; fulminating powder.
  
     Percussion sieve, Percussion table, a machine for sorting
        ores by agitation in running water.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Percussion \Per*cus"sion\, n. [L. percussio: cf. F. percussion.
     See Percuss.]
     1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against
        another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or
        report. --Sir I. Newton.
  
     2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;
        impression of sound on the ear.
  
              The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.
  
     3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the
        body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath
        by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the
        fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is
        directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as
        a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.
  
     Center of percussion. See under Center.
  
     Percussion bullet, a bullet containing a substance which is
        exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.
  
     Percussion cap, a small copper cap or cup, containing
        fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to
        explode gunpowder.
  
     Percussion fuze. See under Fuze.
  
     Percussion lock, the lock of a gun that is fired by
        percussion upon fulminating powder.
  
     Percussion match, a match which ignites by percussion.
  
     Percussion powder, powder so composed as to ignite by
        slight percussion; fulminating powder.
  
     Percussion sieve, Percussion table, a machine for sorting
        ores by agitation in running water.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  percussion cap
       n : a detonator that explodes when struck

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  percussion cap
     Αγγλικά n.
     καψούλι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

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

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  percussion cap
     Englanti n.
     nalli

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  percussion cap /pəkˈʌʃən kˈap/
  Zündblättchen 
           Note: für Spielzeugpistolen
     Synonym: cap
  
   see: percussion caps, caps
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  percussion cap /pəkˈʌʃən kˈap/
  Zündhütchen  [mil.]
     Synonyms: detonating cap, primer, priming cap, copper cap of a primer
  
   see: detonating caps, percussion caps, primers, priming caps
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  percussion cap /pəkˈʌʃən kˈap/ 
  nallihattu
  metal cap on muzzleloading firearms

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  percussion cap /pəkˈʌʃəŋ kˈap/
  1. gyutacs
  2. csappantyú

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  percussion cap /pəkˈʌʃən kˈap/ 
  tändhatt
  metal cap on muzzleloading firearms

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 雷管

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