percussiven.adj.

Brit.

/pəˈkʌsɪv/, U.S.

/pərˈkəsɪv/

Forms: Middle English percussif, 1500s percussiue, 1500s– percussive.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin percussivus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin percussivus causing shock (a1250 in a British medical source) < classical Latin percuss- , past participial stem of percutere (see percuss v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Italian percussivo (1598 in Florio as percussiuo : see quot. 1598 at sense B. 1a).With sense A. 1 compare repercussive adj., repercussive n.

A. n.

†1. Medicine. A medicine or medicinal application serving to repress an infection, swelling, eruption, etc., or to drive away an unhealthy bodily humour believed to be the cause of a swelling, etc.; = repellent adj. 1. Cf. repercussive adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > repelling or drawing off

percussivea1398

repercussivea1398

repulsive?a1425

back-driving1562

repellent1575

revelling1592

depulsivec1615

repercutient1676

repellant1730

derivative1854

derivant1876

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 84 If quyttir comeþ out, and if þe firste matere is swithe hote, no strong percussifes [L. repercussiua] schal be done þerto.

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum vii. xv. f. 92 Strong percussiues shal not be done thereto.

2. Chiefly U.S. A percussion instrument.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun]

percussiona1626

percussive1890

1890 Cent. Dict. XV. 4141/1 The percussives, including tympani, snare and bass drums, cymbals, [etc.].

1990 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 28 Apr. c3 The band—guitars, percussives, baritone sax, piano, French horn and accordion.

2002 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 8 Aug. e1 Green uses musical instruments, often drums and other percussives, to get children socializing.

B. adj.

a. Of, relating to, or characterized by percussion (in various senses); having the property of striking or hammering; working by means of percussion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > [adjective]

percussive1598

percutient1666

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Percussiuo, percussive, hitting, striking.

1668 Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 626 Several things are to be accurately distinguish'd, as the Force percussive..and the Resistance of the Body percussed.

1796 S. Vince Princ. Hydrostat. xi. 139 The same body will always give the same tone, whether the percussive stroke be greater or less.

1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. iii. 414 The auscultatory and percussive phenomena..may differ little if at all from those which attend capillary bronchitis.

1882 Rep. Precious Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) 595 Percussive machinery that expends its force on metal.

1935 Times 3 May 53/7 In this way it [sc. an alloy] can be made resistant to extreme heat and intense cold, to corrosion, to percussive action,..and to abrasion.

1989 Constr. News 22 June 29/3 Atlas Copco has now taken full control of the development of the entire percussive drilling system.

b. spec. Of a musical instrument: producing sound by percussion; (of a sound) such as is produced by percussion; sharp, abrupt.

ΚΠ

1857 H. Spencer in Westm. Rev. Apr. 463 The first musical instruments were without doubt percussive.

1889 Times 15 Apr. 10/2 The last section of the work suffers from a too noisy use of the percussive instruments in the orchestra.

1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! i. 42 The essential thought could be expressed on a large number of varied percussive instruments.

1995 D. M. Flinn Fearful Summons 155 A twenty-first-century blend of synthesized sounds and harsh percussive beats.

2. figurative. Striking, hard-hitting; jarring.

ΚΠ

1909 Times 24 June 12/1 The rapid, violent, percussive drama of M. Bernstein.

1948 L. MacNeice Stygian Banks ix, in Holes in Sky 65 In the little church the fresco above the rood-loft Has lost its percussive colours.

1982 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Feb. 184/4 Percussive slogans, aphorisms, metaphors and bethumping words.

2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Feb. 91/1 Print ads were less percussive but equally vacuous.

Derivatives

perˈcussively adv. in a percussive manner, as (though) a percussive instrument.

ΚΠ

1869 E. P. Watson Mod. Pract. Amer. Machinists & Engineers 268 The steam strikes the thin edge percussively..and that is what makes the vibrations.

1926 Spectator 26 June 1077/1 The pianos are used percussively, so are the voices.

1992 Jazz No. 12. 67/1 On marimba he produces a booming sound, using the lower-register wood percussively.

perˈcussiveness n. the quality of being percussive (esp. in music).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > qualities of speech sounds

strength1550

smoothedness1574

clearness1665

apertion1668

nasality1774

accentuation1806

percussiveness1863

nasalism1876

compactness1930

over-articulation1935

orality1949

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [noun] > timbre or quality > percussiveness

percussiveness1863

1863 A. M. Bell Princ. Speech & Vocal Physiol. (new ed.) ii. ii. 162 In upbraid, upborne, upmost, topmost, &c...the P is a mere stop of the voice and loses its final percussiveness.

1958 Times 9 Oct. 7/1 The tense percussiveness of Bartok's concerto.

1989 P. van der Merwe Origins Pop. Style iv. 31 The characteristics of black American music—pentatonicism,..percussiveness, and improvisation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	percussive
释义	percussiven.adj. Brit. /pəˈkʌsɪv/, U.S. /pərˈkəsɪv/ Forms: Middle English percussif, 1500s percussiue, 1500s– percussive. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin percussivus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin percussivus causing shock (a1250 in a British medical source) < classical Latin percuss- , past participial stem of percutere (see percuss v.) + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Italian percussivo (1598 in Florio as percussiuo : see quot. 1598 at sense B. 1a).With sense A. 1 compare repercussive adj., repercussive n. A. n. †1. Medicine. A medicine or medicinal application serving to repress an infection, swelling, eruption, etc., or to drive away an unhealthy bodily humour believed to be the cause of a swelling, etc.; = repellent adj. 1. Cf. repercussive adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > repelling or drawing off percussivea1398 repercussivea1398 repulsive?a1425 back-driving1562 repellent1575 revelling1592 depulsivec1615 repercutient1676 repellant1730 derivative1854 derivant1876 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 84 If quyttir comeþ out, and if þe firste matere is swithe hote, no strong percussifes [L. repercussiua] schal be done þerto. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum vii. xv. f. 92 Strong percussiues shal not be done thereto. 2. Chiefly U.S. A percussion instrument. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] percussiona1626 percussive1890 1890 Cent. Dict. XV. 4141/1 The percussives, including tympani, snare and bass drums, cymbals, [etc.]. 1990 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 28 Apr. c3 The band—guitars, percussives, baritone sax, piano, French horn and accordion. 2002 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 8 Aug. e1 Green uses musical instruments, often drums and other percussives, to get children socializing. B. adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or characterized by percussion (in various senses); having the property of striking or hammering; working by means of percussion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > [adjective] percussive1598 percutient1666 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Percussiuo, percussive, hitting, striking. 1668 Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 626 Several things are to be accurately distinguish'd, as the Force percussive..and the Resistance of the Body percussed. 1796 S. Vince Princ. Hydrostat. xi. 139 The same body will always give the same tone, whether the percussive stroke be greater or less. 1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. iii. 414 The auscultatory and percussive phenomena..may differ little if at all from those which attend capillary bronchitis. 1882 Rep. Precious Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) 595 Percussive machinery that expends its force on metal. 1935 Times 3 May 53/7 In this way it [sc. an alloy] can be made resistant to extreme heat and intense cold, to corrosion, to percussive action,..and to abrasion. 1989 Constr. News 22 June 29/3 Atlas Copco has now taken full control of the development of the entire percussive drilling system. b. spec. Of a musical instrument: producing sound by percussion; (of a sound) such as is produced by percussion; sharp, abrupt. ΚΠ 1857 H. Spencer in Westm. Rev. Apr. 463 The first musical instruments were without doubt percussive. 1889 Times 15 Apr. 10/2 The last section of the work suffers from a too noisy use of the percussive instruments in the orchestra. 1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! i. 42 The essential thought could be expressed on a large number of varied percussive instruments. 1995 D. M. Flinn Fearful Summons 155 A twenty-first-century blend of synthesized sounds and harsh percussive beats. 2. figurative. Striking, hard-hitting; jarring. ΚΠ 1909 Times 24 June 12/1 The rapid, violent, percussive drama of M. Bernstein. 1948 L. MacNeice Stygian Banks ix, in Holes in Sky 65 In the little church the fresco above the rood-loft Has lost its percussive colours. 1982 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Feb. 184/4 Percussive slogans, aphorisms, metaphors and bethumping words. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Feb. 91/1 Print ads were less percussive but equally vacuous. Derivatives perˈcussively adv. in a percussive manner, as (though) a percussive instrument. ΚΠ 1869 E. P. Watson Mod. Pract. Amer. Machinists & Engineers 268 The steam strikes the thin edge percussively..and that is what makes the vibrations. 1926 Spectator 26 June 1077/1 The pianos are used percussively, so are the voices. 1992 Jazz No. 12. 67/1 On marimba he produces a booming sound, using the lower-register wood percussively. perˈcussiveness n. the quality of being percussive (esp. in music). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > qualities of speech sounds strength1550 smoothedness1574 clearness1665 apertion1668 nasality1774 accentuation1806 percussiveness1863 nasalism1876 compactness1930 over-articulation1935 orality1949 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [noun] > timbre or quality > percussiveness percussiveness1863 1863 A. M. Bell Princ. Speech & Vocal Physiol. (new ed.) ii. ii. 162 In upbraid, upborne, upmost, topmost, &c...the P is a mere stop of the voice and loses its final percussiveness. 1958 Times 9 Oct. 7/1 The tense percussiveness of Bartok's concerto. 1989 P. van der Merwe Origins Pop. Style iv. 31 The characteristics of black American music—pentatonicism,..percussiveness, and improvisation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1398
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