Chord , v. i. (Mus.) To accord; to
harmonize together; as, this note
chords with that.
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 (kôrd), n. [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. (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.
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