"percussive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pəˈkʌsɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɚˈkʌsɪv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-percussive.wav Forms: more percussive [comparative], most percussive [superlative]
Etymology: percuss + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|percuss|ive}} percuss + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} percussive (comparative more percussive, superlative most percussive)
  1. Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something. Translations (pertaining or related to percussion): ударен (udaren) (Bulgarian), percutivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-percussive-en-adj-N3q4RFwE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 38 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 30 37 Disambiguation of 'pertaining or related to percussion': 94 6
  2. (phonetics) Produced by striking organs together, for example, smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth. Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-percussive-en-adj-nfcrondX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 38 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 30 37 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonpercussive, percussively, percussive maintenance, percussiveness, ultrapercussive, unpercussive

Noun

IPA: /pəˈkʌsɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɚˈkʌsɪv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-percussive.wav Forms: percussives [plural]
Etymology: percuss + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|percuss|ive}} percuss + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} percussive (plural percussives)
  1. (phonetics) A percussive phone. Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (rhotic consonant): percusivo [adjective] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-percussive-en-noun-48IkNgr7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 38 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 30 37 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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