Chord

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chord
n. (Music) combination of harmonizing notes; (Geometry) line between two points on a curve; (Airplanes) imaginary straight line between the leading edge and the rear edge of a wing or propeller blade


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Chord
Chord may mean:Chord (music), an aggregate of musical pitches sounded simultaneouslyChord (guitar) an aggregate of musical pitches sounded simultaneously played on a guitarChord (geometry), a line segment joining two points on a curveChord (graph theory), an edge joining two not-adjacent nodes in a cycleChord (truss construction), an outside member of a truss, as opposed to the inner "webbed members"Chord (aircraft), the distance between the front and back of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow. The term chord was selected due to the curved nature of the wing's surface.Chord (DHT), a distributed hash table protocolChord (concurrency), a concurrency construct in some object-oriented programming languagesChord (comics), a comic book character who is the former mentor of the New WarriorsChord (structural system), the member that is perpendicular to the shear wall that is used to resist bending of the diaphragm (structural system)Chord (software), free software useful for creating stafless lead sheets
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chord
Noun
1. a straight line connecting two points on a curve
(hypernym) straight line
2. a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
(hypernym) note, musical note, tone
(hyponym) arpeggio
Verb
1. play chords on (a string instrument)
(hypernym) play
(classification) music
2. bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
(synonym) harmonize, harmonise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) key
(classification) music


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Chord
(v. t.)
To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
  
 
(v. i.)
To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.
  
 
(n.)
The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.
  
 
(n.)
The string of a musical instrument.
  
 
(n.)
A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.
  
 
(n.)
A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
  
 
(n.)
A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.
  

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chord
n.

1. string
تانت
2. (Music)
دُھن , سُر , ہم آہنگي
3. (Geom.)
وتر , کمان کي ڈوري
vocal chords
بولنے کي رگيں

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