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percussive instrument vs musical instrument

musical instrument vs percussive instrument

percussive instrument and musical instrument both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
percussive instrument Yes No No No
musical instrument Yes No No No
As nouns, musical instrument is a hypernym of percussive instrument; that is, musical instrument is a word with a broader meaning than percussive instrument:
  • percussive instrument: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  • musical instrument: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Other hypernyms of percussive instrument include instrument.
percussive instrument (noun) musical instrument (noun)
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Difference between percussive instrument and musical instrument

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