chord meaning
[ kɔ:d ] Pronunciation: "chord" in a sentence
Noun: chord kord
- A straight line connecting two points on a curve
- A combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
- Play chords on (a string instrument)
- Bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
- harmonize, harmonise [Brit]
Sounds like: cord
Derived forms: chorded, chording, chords
See also: chordal
Type of: alter, change, modify, musical note, note, play, straight line, tone
Encyclopedia: Chord
[British slang]
Noun. A bad mood. E.g."Sarah's in a right chord after smudging her lipstick just before the photograph was taken." [Widnes/Merseyside use]
[Architecture]
1.
A principal member of a truss which extends from one end to the other, primarily to resist bending; usually one of a pair of such members.
2.The straight line between two points on a curve.
3.The span of an arch.
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[Civil engineering]
"The top or bottom, generally horizontal member of a truss."
[Electronics]
1. A harmonious mixture of musical tones of various frequencies.
2. A straight line that joins two points on a curve (such as an arc of a circle).
3. The width of an airfoil.
- bottom chord: [Architecture]The ...
- broken chord: Noun: broken chord ...
- chord modulus: [Architecture]See ...
Examples
More: Next- the crack eventually caused the chord to fracture.
- the speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience.
- no three of these chords passed through the same point.
- at last, one over-stretched chord of her agony slacked.
- this poem has struck a responsive chord in the hearts of its readers.
