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Definitions for Chord

[1] a feeling or emotion: His story struck a chord of pity in the listeners.
[2] Geometry . the line segment between two points on a given curve.
[3] Engineering , Building Trades . a principal member of a truss extending from end to end, usually one of a pair of such members, more or less parallel and connected by a web composed of various compression and tension members.
[4] Aeronautics . a straight line joining the trailing and leading edges of an airfoil section.
[5] Anatomy . cord(def 6) .
[6] a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously.
[7] to establish or play a chord or chords for (a particular harmony or song); harmonize or voice: How would you chord that in B flat?
[8] maths a straight line connecting two points on a curve or curved surface the line segment lying between two points of intersection of a straight line and a curve or curved surface
[9] engineering one of the principal members of a truss, esp one that lies along the top or the bottom
[10] anatomy a variant spelling of cord
[11] an emotional response, esp one of sympathy the story struck the right chord
[12] an imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and the trailing edge of an aerofoil
[13] archaic the string of a musical instrument
[14] the simultaneous sounding of a group of musical notes, usually three or more in number See concord (def. 4), discord (def. 3)
[15] (tr) to provide (a melodic line) with chords

Words related to Chord

trajectory, arc, arch, contour, loop, arrangement, unity, melody, composition, tune, swerve, sweep, hairpin, crook, bend, whorl, ambit, concavity, circle, quirk

Words nearby Chord

choragus, choral, choral speaking, chorale, chorale prelude, chord, chord chart, chord of the sixth, chord organ, chord symbol, chord-

Origin of Chord

21350–1400; earlier cord, Middle English, short for accord; ch- from chord1

Other words from Chord

chord·ed , adjective

Word origin for Chord

C15: short for accord ; spelling influenced by chord 1

Synonyms for Chord

arc, arch, contour, loop, trajectory, ambit, bend, bight, bow, camber, catenary, circle, circuit, circumference, compass, concavity, crook, curlicue, curvature, ellipse, festoon, flexure, hairpin, half-moon, helix, horseshoe, hyperbola, incurvation, incurvature, meniscus, ogee, parabola, quirk, round, sinuosity, sweep, swerve, turn, vault, whorl, curvation, rondure