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Chord

Chord (chord)
n.(kôrd)
Chord
[L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh`. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See Cord.]
  1. The string of a musical instrument.
    Milton.
  2. A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.
  3. A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.
  4. A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
  5. The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.
    Waddell.

    Accidental, Common, ***and] Vocal chords. See under Accidental, Common, and Vocal. -- Chord of an arch. See Illust. of Arch. -- Chord of curvature, a chord drawn from any point of a curve, in the circle of curvature for that point. -- Scale of chords. See Scale.

Chord

Chord (chord)
v. t.
Chord
  1. To provide with musical chords or strings] to string; to tune.

    When Jubal struck the chorded shell.
    Dryden.

    Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp.
    Beecher.

Chord

Chord (chord)
v. i.
Chord
  1. To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.












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