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Definition of Repercussive
1. a. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate.
2. n. A repellent.
Definition of Repercussive
1. Noun. (obsolete) A repellent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Repercussive
1. percussive [adj] - See also: percussive
Medical Definition of Repercussive
1. 1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate. "Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound." (W. Pattison) 2. Repellent. "Blood is stanched by astringent and repecussive medicines." 3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. "Rages loud the repercussive roar." Origin: Cf. F. Repercussif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Repercussive
Literary usage of Repercussive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"... Drayton, Man in the Moon (R.) ' Salute me with thy repercussive voice ;' Ben
Jonson, ... repercussive,' Cot. REPERTORY, a treasury, magazine. (F.. ..."
2. On Fracture of the Skull Or Cranium by Jacopo Berengario da Carpi, Levi Robert Lind (1990)
"Therefore he must not proceed with purely repercussive or repellent means ...
Nor should repercussive means be used in the treatment because we have a ..."
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