Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

percussive

 adjective
     
per‧cus‧sive [usually before noun]
relating to or sounding like percussion instruments:
On the piano such chords have a fine percussive effect.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary