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1Chord — (k[^o]rd), n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh . In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See {Cord}.] 1. The string of a musical instrument. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A combination of… …
2Chord of an arch — Chord Chord (k[^o]rd), n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh . In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See {Cord}.] 1. The string of a musical instrument. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A… …
3Chord of curvature — Chord Chord (k[^o]rd), n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh . In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See {Cord}.] 1. The string of a musical instrument. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A… …
4chord — Ⅰ. chord [1] ► NOUN ▪ a group of three or more notes sounded together in harmony. DERIVATIVES chordal adjective. ORIGIN from ACCORD(Cf. ↑accord); the spelling was influenced by CHORD(Cf. ↑chord …
5chord — chord, cord 1. Although we are dealing here with three English words, their histories are very much intertwined, and their ultimate origin is in the Latin word chorda which has several meanings. To begin with, there are two distinct words spelt… …
6chord — chord1 [kôrd] n. [altered (infl. by L chorda) < CORD] 1. Archaic the string of a musical instrument 2. a feeling or emotion thought of as being played on like the string of a harp [to strike a sympathetic chord] 3. Aeron. a) an imaginary… …
7Chord function — The term chord function may refer to: Diatonic function – in music, the role of a chord in relation to a diatonic key; in mathematics, the length of a chord of a circle as a trigonometric function of the length of the corresponding arc; see in… …
8chord — 1. n. Mus. a group of (usu. three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony. Derivatives: chordal adj. Etymology: orig. cord f. ACCORD: later confused with CHORD(2) 2. n. 1 Math. & Aeron. etc. a straight line joining the ends of an… …
9chord, cord — A chord is a group of musical notes or a type of arc in geometry; a cord is a length of rope or similar material of twisted strands, or a stack of wood. You speak with your vocal cords …
10chord, cord — A chord is a group of musical notes or a type of arc in geometry; a cord is a length of rope or similar material of twisted strands, or a stack of wood. See also vocal cords …