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chord

1

[kawrd]

noun

  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.



chord

2

[kawrd]

noun

  1. a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously.

verb (used with object)

  1. 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?

chord

1

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. maths

    1. a straight line connecting two points on a curve or curved surface

    2. 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. archaicthe string of a musical instrument

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chord

2

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. the simultaneous sounding of a group of musical notes, usually three or more in number See concord discord

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to provide (a melodic line) with chords

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chord

  1. A line segment that joins two points on a curve.

  2. A straight line connecting the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil.

chord

  1. In music, the sound of three or more notes played at the same time. The history of Western music is marked by an increase in complexity of the chords composers use.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • chorded adjective
  • ˈǰ adjective
  • ˈǰ岹 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chord1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin chorda < Greek ǰḗ gut, string; replacing cord in senses given

Origin of chord2

1350–1400; earlier cord, Middle English, short for accord; ch- from chord 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chord1

C16: from Latin chorda, from Greek ǰŧ gut, string; see cord

Origin of chord2

C15: short for accord ; spelling influenced by chord 1
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That is what strikes the chord in France.

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The effect is that of being submerged in a lush wash of beauteous flute chords.

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He became a leader, and formed new ways of chord construction, things no one had heard before, and we rose to the challenge with him.

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Last month, doctors removed her thyroid but cancer cells had spread to her vocal chords.

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But Ms Jiang's vision of a "shared humanity" also struck a chord.

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