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chord

1

[ kawrd ]

noun

  1. a feeling or emotion:

    His story struck a chord of pity in the listeners.

  2. Geometry. the line segment between two points on a given curve.
  3. Engineering, Building Trades. a principal member of a truss extending from end to end, usually one of a pair of such members, more or less parallel and connected by a web composed of various compression and tension members.
  4. Aeronautics. a straight line joining the trailing and leading edges of an airfoil section.
  5. Anatomy. cord ( def 6 ).


chord

2

[ kawrd ]

noun

  1. a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously.

verb (used with object)

  1. to establish or play a chord or chords for (a particular harmony or song); harmonize or voice:

    How would you chord that in B flat?

chord

1

/ °ìɔ˻å /

noun

  1. maths
    1. a straight line connecting two points on a curve or curved surface
    2. the line segment lying between two points of intersection of a straight line and a curve or curved surface
  2. engineering one of the principal members of a truss, esp one that lies along the top or the bottom
  3. anatomy a variant spelling of cord
  4. an emotional response, esp one of sympathy

    the story struck the right chord

  5. an imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and the trailing edge of an aerofoil
  6. archaic.
    the string of a musical instrument
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chord

2

/ °ìɔ˻å /

noun

  1. the simultaneous sounding of a group of musical notes, usually three or more in number See concord discord
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verb

  1. tr to provide (a melodic line) with chords
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chord

/ °ìô°ù»å /

  1. A line segment that joins two points on a curve.
  2. A straight line connecting the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil.

chord

  1. In music, the sound of three or more notes played at the same time. The history of Western music is marked by an increase in complexity of the chords composers use.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦³ó´Ç°ù»å±ð»å, adjective
  • ˈ³¦³ó´Ç°ù»å²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦³ó´Ç°ù»åĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chord1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin chorda < Greek ³¦³ó´Ç°ù»åḗ gut, string; replacing cord in senses given

Origin of chord2

1350–1400; earlier cord, Middle English, short for accord; ch- from chord 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chord1

C16: from Latin chorda, from Greek °ì³ó´Ç°ù»åŧ gut, string; see cord

Origin of chord2

C15: short for accord ; spelling influenced by chord 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see strike a chord .
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Example Sentences

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The former prime minister was chancellor of the exchequer at the time and the couple's high profile loss struck a chord with people who had experienced similar tragedy.

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The music was loud and fast, with pummeling guitar riffs that made the idea of a fourth chord seem like an immoral extravagance.

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Not the least bit self-absorbed, he shared some of the trials of his own widowhood, which struck a chord with me.

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Known for their patriotic fervor, his films struck a chord with the Indian public.

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Also, as younger generations increasingly cut the chord and can't access cable TV, shopping channels don't hold the same relevance as they once did.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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