English-Spanish translations for percuss

• percutir

Definition of percuss

• to strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to
• to impact
• to attempt to divine the location or other quality of something by tapping on (an overlying surface
• to attempt to divine the location or other quality of by tapping on an overlying surface

Examples

• Solid bodies, if they be very softly percussed, give no sound
• Falling on the roof of the caravan, the hailstones percussed noisily
• The doctor percussed his chest to determine whether he had pneumonia
• Percussing a patients spleen is best done while he is on his back

Related words

• repercussion
• percussion
• percussive
• percussionist
• percussion cap
• percussive cap
• percussion instrument
• percussion fuse
• percussion drill