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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 (def. 6).
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin chorda < Greek chordḗ gut, string; replacing cord in senses given
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin chorda < Greek chordḗ gut, string; replacing cord in senses given
Related forms
chord·ed, adjective
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Chords
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noun
1.
a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously.
verb (used with object)
2.
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?
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Word Origin & History
chord
"structure in animals resembling a string," 1540s, alteration of cord, by influence of Gk. khorde "gut, string." The geometry sense is from 1550s; meaning "feeling, emotion" first attested 1784.
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Medical Dictionary
chord (kôrd)
n.
Variant of cord.
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Science Dictionary
chord  (kôrd) Pronunciation Key
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chord definition
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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