Rē'per-cŭs'sion, n.

noun

(-kŭsh'un), n. [Lat. repercussio, Fr. répercussion, Pr. repercussio, Sp. repercussion, It. ripercussione. See supra.]

  1. The act of driving back; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. “Ever echoing back in endless repercussion.” Hare.
  2. (Mus.) Frequent repetition of the same sound.