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chord
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chord 1  (kôrd, krd)
n.
1. Music A combination of three or more pitches sounded simultaneously.
2. Harmony, as of color.
v. chord·ed, chord·ing, chords
v.intr.
1. To be in accord; agree.
2. Music To play chords on an instrument.
v.tr.
1. Music To play chords on.
2. To harmonize.

[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, krd)
n.
1. A line segment that joins two points on a curve.
2. A straight line connecting the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil.
3. Anatomy Variant of cord.
4. An emotional feeling or response: Her words struck a sympathetic chord in her audience.
5. Archaic The string of a musical instrument.

[Alteration of cord.]

chord1
n
1. (Mathematics) Maths
a.  a straight line connecting two points on a curve or curved surface
b.  the line segment lying between two points of intersection of a straight line and a curve or curved surface
2. (Engineering / General Engineering) Engineering one of the principal members of a truss, esp one that lies along the top or the bottom
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a variant spelling of cord
4. an emotional response, esp one of sympathy the story struck the right chord
5. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and the trailing edge of an aerofoil
6. (Music / Instruments) Archaic the string of a musical instrument
[from Latin chorda, from Greek khordē gut, string; see cord]
chorded  adj

chord2
n
(Music, other) the simultaneous sounding of a group of musical notes, usually three or more in number See concord [4] discord [3]
vb
(Music, other) (tr) to provide (a melodic line) with chords
[short for accord; spelling influenced by chord1]
chordal  adj

chord  (kôrd)
1. A line segment that joins two points on a curve.
2. A straight line connecting the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chordchord - a straight line connecting two points on a curve
straight line - a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"
2.chord - a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
arpeggio - a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
sforzando - an accented chord
common chord, triad - a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
seventh chord - a triad with a seventh added
Verb1.chord - play chords on (a string instrument)
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"
2.chord - bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
key - regulate the musical pitch of
Translations
chord [kɔːd] N
1. (Mus) → acorde m
to strike a chordsonarle(algo a uno)
we must strike a common chordtenemos que encontrar un punto en común
this struck a responsive chord with everyoneesto produjo una reacción positiva en todos
to touch the right chorddespertar emociones
2. (Math, Anat) → cuerda f

chord [ˈkɔːrd] n (= notes) → accord m
to strike a chord with sb → toucher la corde sensible de qn

chord
n
(Mus) → Akkord m; to strike the right chord (fig)den richtigen Ton treffen; to strike a sympathetic chord (fig)auf Verständnis stoßen
(Geometry) → Sehne f
(Anat) → Band nt

chord [kɔːd] n (Mus) → accordo (Geom) → corda
to touch the right chord (fig) → toccare il tasto giusto
chord [kɔːd] n (Mus) → accordo (Geom) → corda
to touch the right chord (fig) → toccare il tasto giusto

chord
n chord [koːd]
in music, a number of notes played together. akkoord تَناغُم الأصْوات акорд akord akkord der Akkord συγχορδία (μουσ.) acorde akord آمیزه ای از چند آهنگ که با هم نواخته می شوند sointu accord אָקוֹרד डोरी akord akkord gabungan nada hljómur accordo 和音 화음 akordas akords kod akkoord akkord akord acorde acord аккорд akord akord akord ackord คอร์ดดนตรี akort, ahenk 和絃 акорд سروں اور تالوں کا مجموعہ hợp âm


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