percussion vs detonation

percussion and detonation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
percussion	Yes	No	No	No
detonation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, detonation is a hypernym of percussion; that is, detonation is a word with a broader meaning than percussion:

percussion (noun)	detonation (noun)
the act of exploding a percussion cap	the act of detonating an explosive
the act of playing a percussion instrument	a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments