What's the scientific name for the clap?

The scientific name for the clap, in which you hit your hands together to produce a sound? I've looked online everywhere, and it refers to different plants, but not the right answer I'm looking for.

What's the scientific name for the clap?
It simply is called CLAPPING. Sorry, there is no other name for it.
Reply:Applause?
Reply:gonorrhoea
Reply:the scientific name for "The Clap" .. and i know this for a fact because i studied this as a major at university.. is "yourabitofalooseryouidiot clapicus"
Reply:gonnoreah.
Reply:This is all I can come up with:





VERB:


clapped , clap·ping , claps


VERB:


intr.





To strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound, as in applauding.


To come together suddenly with a sharp sound.


VERB:


tr.





To strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another: clapped a book on the desk.


To strike (the hands) together with an abrupt, loud sound, usually repeatedly: clapped hands in time to the music.


To strike lightly but firmly with the open hand, as in greeting: clapped me on the shoulder.


To put or place quickly and firmly: clapped the purse snatcher in jail; clapped a lid on the box.


To arrange hastily: clapped together a plan.


NOUN:





The act or sound of clapping the hands.


A sudden, loud, explosive sound: a clap of thunder.


A sharp blow with the open hand; a slap.


Obsolete A sudden stroke of fortune, especially of bad luck.
Reply:I like how, of the six people that answered before me, four didn't bother reading the details, thus making fools of themselves by asnwering "gonorrhea" or various mutant spellings of the same. Did you mean to trick them?
Reply:clap


verb


Definition: applaud


Synonyms: acclaim, approve, bang, cheer, pat, praise, slap, strike gently, thwack, whack





clap


noun


Definition: hitting


Synonyms: applause, bang, blast, boom, burst, crack, crash, handclap, pat, slam, slap, smash, strike, thrust, thunder, thunderclap, thwack, wallop, whack





From: Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, clappian, to throb, and from Old Norse klappa, to clap, pat





Clap (verb)


Arabic: يُصَفِّق


Chinese (Simplified): 拍手


Chinese (Traditional): 拍手


Czech: tleskat


Danish: klappe


Dutch: klappen


Estonian: plaksutama


Finnish: taputtaa


French: applaudir; battre des mains


German: klatschen


Greek: χειροκροτώ


Hungarian: (meg)tapsol


Icelandic: klappa


Indonesian: bertepuk tangan


Italian: battere le mani*, applaudire


Japanese: 手をたたく


Latvian: aplaudēt; sist plaukstas; plaukšķināt


Lithuanian: ploti


Norwegian: applaudere, klappe (i hendene)


Polish: klaskać


Portuguese (Brazil): aplaudir, bater palmas


Portuguese (Portugal): bater palmas


Romanian: a aplauda; a bate din palme


Russian: хлопать


Slovak: tlieskať


Slovenian: ploskati


Spanish: aplaudir


Swedish: klappa händer, applådera


Turkish: alkışlamak





Clap (noun)





Arabic: تَرْبيت


Chinese (Simplified): 拍手


Chinese (Traditional): 拍手


Czech: potlesk; plácnutí


Danish: klappen


Dutch: klap, applaus


Estonian: plaksutus, patsutus


Finnish: taputus


French: applaudissement; tape


German: das Klatschen, der Schlag


Greek: χειροκρίτημα, φιλικο χτύπημα


Hungarian: taps


Icelandic: klapp


Indonesian: tepuk tangan


Italian: applauso; colpo


Japanese: 拍手


Latvian: aplaudēšana; aplausi; (draudzīgs) uzsitiens


Lithuanian: plojimas, plekšnojimas


Norwegian: applaus, klapping


Polish: oklaski, klepnięcie


Portuguese (Brazil): tapa


Portuguese (Portugal): palmadas


Romanian: palmă


Russian: хлопок; хлопанье


Slovak: potlesk; potľapkanie


Slovenian: ploskanje


Spanish: aplauso, palmada


Swedish: handklappning, klapp


Turkish: alkışlama, el çırpma
Reply:Isn't it Chlamydia? Or maybe the clap is Gonorrhea. I can't remember.





(J/J I know what you're talking about but couldn't find it either.)
Reply:Simultaneous manual contact
Reply:How about:


Hand percussions, or the more Latin sounding Manos Percussius.