percussion

/pəˈkʌʃən/ noun [U]

Translation

› musical instruments that make a sound when you hit them with a stick or your hand

vurmalı çalgılar

Drums, tambourines, and cymbals are percussion instruments.312

(Definition of percussion noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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