'percussion instrument' definitions:
Definition of 'percussion instrument'
(from WordNet)
noun
A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another [syn: percussion instrument, percussive instrument]
Definition of 'percussion instrument'
From: GCIDE
- percussion instrument \per*cus"sion in"stru*ment\ (p[~e]r*k[u^]sh"[u^]n [i^]n"str[u^]*m[e^]nt), n. A musical instrument which is played by striking, as a drum, cymbal, or xylophone. [PJC]