About The Word Chord
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Chord
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What's The Definition Of Chord?
[n] a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
[n] a straight line connecting two points on a curve [v] bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing [v] play chords on, as of string instruments Synonyms | Synonyms for Chord: harmonise | harmonize Related Terms | Find terms related to Chord: accompany | accord | air line | arpeggio | assonate | atone | attune | axis | be harmonious | be in tune | beeline | blend | broken chord | caring | catgut | chime | common chord | concento | concern | concertize | concord | consonant chord | diagonal | diameter | diminished seventh chord | direct line | directrix | do | dominant chord | echo | edge | empathy | enharmonic | execute | fellow feeling | fiddlestring | great-circle course | harmonize | horsehair | identification | interpret | involvement | major triad | make music | melodize | minor chord | musicalize | normal | nylon string | pathos | perform | perpendicular | play | play by ear | put in tune | radius | radius vector | relating | render | response | responsiveness | right line | secant | segment | seventh chord | sharing | shortcut | side | sixth chord | sound in tune | sound together | steel string | straight | straight course | straight line | straight stretch | straightaway | streamline | string | sympathetic chord | sympathetic response | sympathy | symphonize | synchronize | tangent | tone down | tone up | tonic triad | transversal | triad | tune | tune up | unbroken chord | vector | vibes | vibrations | voice | wound string See Also | alter | arpeggio | change | common chord | key | musical note | note | play | seventh chord | sforzando | straight line | tone | triad Chord In Webster's Dictionary \Chord\, n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr.
?. 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. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed,
producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common
chord.
3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of
a circle or curve.
4. (Anat.) A cord. See {Cord}, n., 4.
5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually
horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell.
{Accidental, Common, & 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\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chorded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chording}.] 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\, v. i. (Mus.) To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that. |
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