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n. A violent shock or agitation. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. concussio, fr. concutere, concussum, to shake violenty; con- + quatere to shake. See Cashier, Quash. ] 1. A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is believed that great ringing of bells, in populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air; which may be from the concussion of the air. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Civil Law) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then concussion, rapine, pilleries,
Their catalogue of accusations fill. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Concussion fuse (Mil.), one that is ignited by the concussion of the shell when it strikes.

Syn. -- See Shock. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the power or quality of shaking or agitating. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; obstinate. [ Slang or Colloq., U. S. ] [ Narrower terms: unregenerate (vs. regenerate), unregenerated ]
Syn. -- obdurate, obstinate, perverse, unrepentant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cussed (for cursed) + -ness. ] Disposition to willful wrongdoing; malignity; perversity; cantankerousness; obstinacy. [ Slang or Colloq., U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

In her opinion it was all pure “cussedness.” Mrs. Humphry Ward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Disputatiousness and perversity (what the Americans call “cussedness”). James Bryce. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Decussated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decussating. ] [ L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X. ] To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc.

{ } a. 1. Crossed; intersected. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a decussate manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. decussatio. ] Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the decussation of lines, nerves, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Intersecting at acute angles. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Crosswise; in the form of an X. “Anointed decussatively.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Discussed p. pr. & vb. n. Discussing. ] [ L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash. ] 1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors. [ archaic ] This usage is preserved only in the word discussive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

All regard of shame she had discussed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. “We sat and . . . discussed the farm . . . and the price of grain.” Tennyson. “To discuss questions of taste.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us. Sir S. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Burrill.

Syn. -- To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a participant in a discussion, especially a member of a panel.
Syn. -- panelist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who discusses; one who sifts or examines. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion. ] 1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of all other liberties. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Discussion of a problem or
Discussion of an equation (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result. Math. Dict. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to discussion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors; a discutient. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. discussif. ] 1. (Med.) Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or coagulated matter; discutient. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Doubt-dispelling; decisive. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A kind of peremptory and discussive voice. Hopkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. Quash. ] 1. To shake off; to discard. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their minds. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To inspect; to investigate; to decipher. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To take some pains in excusing some old monuments. F. Junius (1654). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To seize and detain by law, as goods. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. excussio a shaking down; LL., a threshing of corn: cf. F. excussion. ] The act of excusing; seizure by law. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as focused (in all senses).
Syn. -- focused. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the concentration of attention or energy on something.
Syn. -- focus, focussing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the act of bringing into focus.
Syn. -- focalization, focalisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + L. concussibilis that can be shaken. See Concussion. ] Not concussible; that cannot be shaken.

{ } v. t. [ L. incussus, p. p. of incutere to strike. See 1st In-, and Concuss. ] To form, or mold, by striking or stamping, as a coin or medal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + discuss: cf. L. indiscussus. ] Not discussed. [ Obs. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Percussed p. pr. & vb. n. Percussing. ] [ L. percussus, p. p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash. ] To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flame percussed by air giveth a noise. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. (Med.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. percussio: cf. F. percussion. See Percuss. ] 1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some intervening substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Center of percussion. See under Center. --
Percussion bullet, a bullet containing a substance which is exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet. --
Percussion cap, a small copper cap or cup, containing fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to explode gunpowder. --
Percussion fuze. See under Fuze. --
Percussion lock, the lock of a gun that is fired by percussion upon fulminating powder. --
Percussion match, a match which ignites by percussion. --
Percussion powder, powder so composed as to ignite by slight percussion; fulminating powder. --
Percussion sieve,
Percussion table, a machine for sorting ores by agitation in running water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A musical instrument which is played by striking, as a drum, cymbal, or xylophone. [ PJC ]

n. A musician who plays percussion instruments. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

The world-renowned deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie prefers to be thought of as a percussionist who happens to be deaf. [ PJC ]

a. Striking against; percutient; as, percussive force. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. recutire, recussum, to beat back; pref. re- re- + quatere to shake. ] The act of beating or striking back. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Repercussed p. pr. & vb. n. Repercussing. ] [ L. repercusus, p. p. of repercutere to drive back; pref. re- re- + percutere. See Percussion. ] To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. repercussio: cf. F. répercussion. ] 1. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ever echoing back in endless repercussion. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. répercussif. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound. W. Pattison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Repellent. [ Obs. ] “Blood is stanched by astringent and repercussive medicines.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. “Rages loud the repercussive roar.” Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A repellent. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (O.Eng. Law) The party in whose favor a rescue is made. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. ] (O.Eng.Law) One who makes an unlawful rescue; a rescuer. Burril. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. succussare to jolt, v. intens. fr. succutere, succussum, to fling up from below, to toss up; sub under + quatere to shake. ] 1. A trot or trotting. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A shaking; succussion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. succussio, from succutere: cf. F. succussion. See Succussation. ] The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax. [ 1913 Webster ]