Definition of Chord in English :

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Chord meaning in English

Meaning of Chord in English

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Chord

see synonyms of chord

Noun

1. chord

a straight line connecting two points on a curve

2. chord

a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Verb

3. chord

play chords on (a string instrument)

4. chord, harmonise, harmonize

bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Chord

see synonyms of chord
noun
1. mathematics
a. 
a straight line connecting two points on a curve or curved surface
b. 
the line segment lying between two points of intersection of a straight line and a curve or curved surface
2. engineering
one of the principal members of a truss, esp one that lies along the top or the bottom
3. anatomy a variant spelling of cord
4. 
an emotional response, esp one of sympathy
the story struck the right chord
5. 
an imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and the trailing edge of an aerofoil
6. archaic
the string of a musical instrument
noun
1. 
the simultaneous sounding of a group of musical notes, usually three or more in number
concord (sense 4), discord (sense 3)
verb
2. (transitive)
to provide (a melodic line) with chords

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Chord

see synonyms of chord
noun
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.  Aeronautics
a. 
an imaginary straight line extending directly through an airfoil from the leading to the trailing edge
b. 
the length of such a line
4.  Anatomy
cord (sense 5)
5.  Engineering
a principal horizontal member in a rigid framework, as of a bridge
6.  Geometry
a straight line segment joining any two points on an arc, curve, or circumference
see also secant (sense 2)
noun
1.  Music
a combination of three or more tones sounded together in harmony
verb intransitive, verb transitive
2. 
to harmonize
3. 
to play chords on (a piano, guitar, etc.)

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Chord

see synonyms of chord
n.
1. Music A combination of three or more pitches sounded simultaneously.
2. Harmony, as of color.
v. chord·ed, chord·ing, chords
v.intr.
Music To play chords: She chorded up and down the neck of the guitar.
v.tr.
1. To play chords on: chorded the piano.
2. To produce by playing musical chords; harmonize: chord a melody.
n.
1. A line segment that joins two points on a curve. See Usage Note at chord1.
2. A straight line connecting the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil.
3. Anatomy Variant of cord.
4. An emotional feeling or response: Her words struck a sympathetic chord in her audience.
5. Archaic The string of a musical instrument.

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