percussion instrument

Noun percussion instrument has 1 sense

• percussion instrument(n = noun.artifact) percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another;
has particulars: bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals, bell, chime, gong, cymbal, drum, membranophone, tympan, glockenspiel, orchestral bells, gong, tam-tam, kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanum, lagerphone, maraca, marimba, xylophone, forte-piano, piano, pianoforte, rain stick, steel drum, triangle, vibes, vibraharp, vibraphone
has parts: hammer, mallet
is a kind of instrument, musical instrument