Antonyms for percussive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : per-kuhs-iv |
| Phonetic Transcription : pərˈkʌs ɪv |
Definition of percussive
Origin :- 1735, from Latin percuss-, past participle stem of percutere (see percussion) + -ive.
- As in shocked : adj amazed
- There are commonly holes in the blade, which give the application a percussive effect.
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 » by Various
- The prayers of the Church contain a petition against the spiritus percutiens, or spirit who produces ‘percussive noises’.
- Extract from : « Cock Lane and Common-Sense » by Andrew Lang
- It might have been caused by a very heavy fall of snow from a high roof—not sliding, but percussive.
- Extract from : « The Alleged Haunting of B---- House » by Various
- There is no mark in the dictionaries to indicate the percussive brevity of the vowel sound in "suh" as he pronounced it.
- Extract from : « Spring notes from Tennessee » by Bradford Torrey
- Their principle, modified to suit work of another character, is seen in percussive rock drills, such as the Ingersoll Sergeant.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Modern Mechanism » by Archibald Williams
- A joke was sacred from implication; it was self-sufficient, vocal in line and curve, percussive.
- Extract from : « George Cruikshank » by W. H. Chesson
- These machines are of different types, but all depend on percussive action.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 » by Various
- It turned hard, and the lock finally yielded with a percussive snap.
- Extract from : « The Garden, You, and I » by Mabel Osgood Wright
Synonyms for percussive
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