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PERCUSSION CAP

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• PERCUSSION CAP (noun)
The noun PERCUSSION CAP has 1 sense:

1. a detonator that explodes when struck

Familiarity information: PERCUSSION CAP used as a noun is very rare.

• PERCUSSION CAP (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A detonator that explodes when struck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("percussion cap" is a kind of...):

cap; detonating device; detonator (a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive)

Meronyms (parts of "percussion cap"):

fulminate of mercury; fulminating mercury; mercury fulminate (a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps)

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Useful links:
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