chord

The definition of a chord is a group of musical notes, usually three or more notes, played together to create harmony.

(noun)

The musical notes A, C and E played together simultaneously is an example of a chord.

See chord in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Archaic the string of a musical instrument
a feeling or emotion thought of as being played on like the string of a harp: to strike a sympathetic chord
Aeron.
1. an imaginary straight line extending directly through an airfoil from the leading to the trailing edge
2. the length of such a line
Anat. cord (sense )
Engineering a principal horizontal member in a rigid framework, as of a bridge
Geom. a straight line segment joining any two points on an arc, curve, or circumference

Origin: altered (infl. by L chorda) < cord

noun

Music a combination of three or more tones sounded together in harmony

Origin: altered (infl. by L chorda) < ME cord, aphetic < accord, accord

intransitive verb, transitive verb

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See chord in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

verb chord·ed, chord·ing, chords

verb, intransitive

verb, transitive

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (influenced by chord, musical instrument string)

Origin: of Middle English cord

Origin: , from accord, agreement

Origin: , from Old French acorde

Origin: , from acorder, to agree; see accord

noun

A line segment that joins two points on a curve.
A straight line connecting the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil.
Anatomy Variant of cord.
An emotional feeling or response: Her words struck a sympathetic chord in her audience.
Archaic The string of a musical instrument.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of cord

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