[kawrd] 
| 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). |
[kawrd] | 1. | a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously. |
| 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? |
| chord 1 (kôrd, kōrd) n.
v. intr.
[Alteration (influenced by chord, musical instrument string) of Middle English cord, from accord, agreement, from Old French acorde, from acorder, to agree; see accord.] |
| chord 2 (kôrd, kōrd) n.
[Alteration of cord.] |
| cord (kôrd) n.
[Middle English, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Greek khordē; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.] cord'er n. |
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.
chord (kôrd)
n.
Variant of cord.
chord (kôrd) Pronunciation Key
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