Word: Chords
How to pronounce: kɔːd
Noun
Definitions:
1. A group of (typically three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony.
Example sentences: "The triumphal opening chords"
Verb
Definitions:
1. Play, sing, or arrange notes in chords.
Example sentences: "The entire swing session is masterfully chorded by the Duke on piano"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A straight line joining the ends of an arc.
Example sentences: "He found the length of an arc of the cycloid using an exhaustion proof based on dissections to reduce the problem to summing segments of chords of a circle which are in geometric progression."
2. Each of the two principal members of a truss.
Example sentences: "A stabilizer chord"
3. Variant spelling of cord
Example sentences: "The spinal chord"
4. A string on a harp or other instrument.
Example sentences: "Her fingers began to lightly touch the delicate chords of the instrument and with just a mere stroke; her voice began to accompany the melodic beat."
Synonyms:
accord
string
chordal
Derivations:
chorda
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Chords in Other Languages...
Spanish:
German: Akkord
French:
Italian: Chords
Turkish: Nota
