Chord

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  • noun. A combination of three or more pitches sounded simultaneously.
  • noun. Harmony, as of color.
  • intransitive verb. To play chords.
  • intransitive verb. To play chords on.
  • intransitive verb. To produce by playing musical chords; harmonize.
  • noun. A line segment that joins two points on a curve.
  • noun. A straight line connecting the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An emotional feeling or response.
  • noun. The string of a musical instrument.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A string; a cord. Specifically —
  • noun. The string of a musical instrument.
  • noun. A musical tone.—
  • noun. In music, the simultaneous sounding of three or more tones; specifically, the sounding of three or more tones that are concordant with one another.
  • noun. Hence Harmony, as of color.
  • noun. In geometry, a straight line intersecting a curve; that part of a straight line which is comprised between two of its intersections with a curve; specifically, the straight line joining the extremities of an arc of a circle.
  • noun. A main horizontal member of a bridge-truss.
  • noun. In anatomy, a cord; a chorda; especially, the notochord, or chorda dorsalis. See chorda.
  • To furnish with chords or strings, as a musical instrument.
  • In music, to sound harmoniously or concordantly.
  • noun. undefined
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To accord; to harmonize together.
  • transitive verb. To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
  • noun. The string of a musical instrument.
  • noun. A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, .
  • noun. A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.
  • noun. A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
  • noun. The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.
  • noun. See under Accidental, Common, and Vocal.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. See Illust. of Arch.
  • noun. a chord drawn from any point of a curve, in the circle of curvature for that point.
  • noun. See Scale.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. In music, a combination of any three or more notes sounded simultaneously.
  • noun. A straight line between two points of a curve.
  • noun. A horizontal member of a truss.
  • noun. The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
  • noun. A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
  • verb. To write chords for.
  • verb. To accord; to harmonize together.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. play chords on (a string instrument)
  • noun. a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
  • verb. bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
  • noun. a straight line connecting two points on a curve
  • Word Usage
    "She changed tempo and what she called the chord variations."
    Equivalent
    chords  
    Hypernym
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    Rhyme
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    Ford  Lord  Verwoerd  Ward  abhorred  
    Same Context
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    variant
    cord  
    verb-form
    chorded  chording  chords