Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
Similar
percussive instrument
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan instrument de percussió
- instrument de percussiótype of instrument
Chinese Mandarin 打擊樂器 /打击乐器
- 打擊樂器 /打击乐器 (dǎjī yuèqì, dǎjí yuèqì)type of instrument
Dutch slaginstrument
- slaginstrumenttype of instrument
Esperanto perkutinstrumento
- perkutinstrumentotype of instrument
Finnish lyömäsoitin
- lyömäsoitintype of instrument
French instrument de percussion
- instrument de percussiontype of instrument
German Schlaginstrument
- Schlaginstrumenttype of instrument
Hungarian ütőhangszer
- ütőhangszertype of instrument
Icelandic slagverkshljóðfæri
- slagverkshljóðfæritype of instrument
Italian strumento a percussione
- strumento a percussionetype of instrument
Japanese 打楽器, パーカッション
- 打楽器 (dagakki)type of instrument
- パーカッション (pākasshon)type of instrument
Korean 타악기
- 타악기 (taakgi)type of instrument
Māori taonga papā
- taonga papātype of instrument
Norwegian slagverkinstrument
- slagverkinstrumenttype of instrument
Persian ساز کوبهای
- ساز کوبهای (sâz-e kube-'i)type of instrument
Polish instrument perkusyjny
- instrument perkusyjnytype of instrument
Portuguese instrumento de percussão
- instrumento de percussãotype of instrument
Romanian instrument de percuție
- instrument de percuțietype of instrument
Russian уда́рный инструме́нт
- уда́рный инструме́нт (udárnyj instrumént)type of instrument
Tagalog linggalang panugtog
- linggalang panugtogtype of instrument
Turkish vurmalı çalgı, vurmalı saz
- vurmalı çalgıtype of instrument
- vurmalı saztype of instrument
Cite this entry
APA
percussion instrument. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20instrument
MLA
“percussion instrument.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20instrument. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “percussion instrument,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20instrument.
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