decachord

Decachord

Dec"a*chord\, Decachordon \Dec`a*chor"don\, n. [Gr. deka`chordos tenstringed; de`ka ten + chordj` a string.]

1. An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings, resembling the harp.

2. Something consisting of ten parts. --W. Watson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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