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Webster 1913 Edition
Repercussion
Reˊper-cus′sion
(-k?sh′?n)
, Noun.
[L.
repercussio
: cf. F. répercussion
.] 1.
The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation;
as, the
. repercussion
of soundEver echoing back in endless
repercussion
. Hare.
2.
(Mus.)
Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
3.
(Med.)
The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.
Dunglison.
4.
(Obstetrics)
In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.
Webster 1828 Edition
Repercussion
REPERCUS'SION
,Noun.
1.
The act of driving back; reverberation; as the repercussion of sound.2.
In music, frequent repetition of the same sound.