/kɔːd/, /kɔɹd/
OriginVariant of cord, with spelling alteration due to Latin chorda (“cord”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”). No relation to French accord (“chord”) and its derivations. Doublet of cuerda.
- A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
“He struck the opening chords of the passage; but this time Irene's voice was silent. Victor stopped in the middle of an arpeggio.”
- A line segment between two points of a curve.
“The simplest method of calculating the radius of a curve in situ is to measure the versine; in railway practice this is done by extending a tape 66 ft. (1 ch.) long in a straight line or chord between”
- A horizontal member of a truss.
- A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.
- The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
- An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
- A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
“Ctrl-K is the default first key for chords, but you can create chords using any keys that you want.”
- The string of a musical instrument.
“Instruments that made melodious Chime
Was heard, of Harp and Organ; and who mov'd
Their Stops and Chords was seen”
- A cord.
- An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.
- transitiveTo write chords for.
“This chording technique works well for learning any tune, but this is the only tune of the set that I will write out completely as a chorded version.”
- To accord; to harmonize together.
“This note chords with that one.”
- transitiveTo provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
“When Jubal struck the chorded shell.”
“Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp.”
Formschords(plural) · cord(alternative, dated) · chords(present, singular, third-person) · chording(participle, present) · chorded(participle, past) · chorded(past)