A chord is a line segment that joins two points on a curve. In geometry, a chord is often used to describe a line segment joining two endpoints that lie on a circle.

"related notes in music," 1590s, ultimately a shortening of accord (or borrowed from a similar development in French) and influenced by Latin chorda "catgut, a string" of a musical [..]

"structure in animals resembling a string," 1540s, alteration of cord (n.), by influence of Greek khorde "gut-string, string of a lyre, tripe," from PIE *ghere- "gut, entrail& [..]

straight line joining two points on the circumference of a circle.

Three or more notes sounded simultaneously.

3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.

The measurable distance between the leading and trailing edges of a wingform.

A line segment that connects two points on a curve.

straight line segment joining and included between two points on a circle.

The simultaneous sounding of three or more tones.

a straight line connecting two points on a curve play chords on (a string instrument) a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together harmonize: bring into consonanc [..]

The measurable distance between the leading and trailing edges of a wingform.

The straight distance measured between the centerline points of any two points of a bend.

The horizontal member of a truss connecting the lower corners.

A line segment that connects two points on a curve.

3 or more different notes played at the same time. If only 2 notes are played the third note is implied.

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Noun. A bad mood. E.g."Sarah's in a right chord after smudging her lipstick just before the photograph was taken." [Widnes/Merseyside use]

A straight line drawn from one point on the edge of a circle to another.

A strong metal cable or wire that attaches some towers (typically those of small residential wind turbines) to the ground.

Any of the outside members of a truss connected by web members. Also, may refer to perimeter members of a panel diaphragm. Back to Top

A line segment with endpoints on a circle. Segments CD and AB in the diagram below are chords.

The harmony at a given moment. Loosely, a group of 3 or more notes played together. Strictly, a chord is the basic unit of harmony, regarded abstractly as having a given root and specifying some other tones at certain intervals from the root, without regard to the actual voicing of the notes on the piano (see Voicing and Scale).

(n) a straight line connecting two points on a curve(n) a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together(v) play chords on (a string instrument)(v) bring into consona [..]

The width of a wind turbine blade at a given location along the length.

(c): A line drawn between two points on the circumference of a circle.  A chord is never greater than the diameter of a circle of which the arc is a part.

The horizontal member of a truss connecting the lower corners.

The measurable distance between the leading and trailing edges of a wing form.

Straight line with both end points on a circle.

The simultaneous sounding of several tones, usually three or more.

a line segment joining two points on a circle

A combination of two or more notes played simultaneously

a combination of three or more tones.

two or more notes of different pitch sounding together.

Three or more notes played simultaneously.

The level at which each concept is most often introduced is indicated by the numbers 0-4 in brackets, where 0 is pre-college level, 1-4 are various levels of undergraduate theory, and 5 is graduate level. Names of the originators of recent terms, when known, are indicated in parentheses.

[0,1] three or more pitch classes considered simultaneously. A chord must have at least three pcs

suffix used with an appropriate prefix to designate a specific number of pitch classes considered to be a structural unit, e.g. dichord, trichord

A group of three or more pitches sounded simultaneously.

a group of individual notes or pitches played together. "Guitar Chord"

a group of three or more notes built from one specific note, going every other note. (Like C, E, G.)

   Three or more notes played together.

Three or more tones combined and sounded simultaneously. Arpeggio - Playing the notes of a chord consecutively (harp style). A broken chord in which the individual notes are sounded one after the othe [..]

Three or more tones combined and sounded simultaneously.

A chord is any group of two or more notes played at the same time.

A group of scale notes which are played together, the simplest being the triad consisting of the 1st, 3rd and 5th of the scale. Read all about chords starting here.

A Chord is defined as two or more notes played together creating harmony in music.

A group of three or more notes played simultaneously. Chords tips, resources, sites Chords 2 learn chords without reading music Chords 3 musical Theory of Chords

Three or more pitches sounded simultaneously or functioning as if sounded simultaneously. Two such pitches are normally referred to as an interval.

a combination of 3 or more tones sounded together. See also: “harmony”, “triad”, “tonic”, “dominant”.

Usually three or more notes sounding simultaneously. Two-note vertical sonorities are also sometimes described as chords.

An imaginary line drawn between the luff and leech of a sail. The chord depth is an imaginary line drawn to the deepest part of the sail from the chord. The ratio of chord depth to chord length repres [..]

The principal horizontal member in a rigid framework. In Great Lakes shipbuilding, a heavy horizontal metal strap fastened around a hull at the level of the upper deck , supporting a framework of arch [..]

an imaginary line drawn between the luff and the leech of a sail and parallel to the water's surface. Used for describing sail shape.

An imaginary line drawn between the luff and leech of a sail. The chord depth is an imaginary line drawn to the deepest part of the sail from the chord. The ratio of chord depth to chord length repres [..]

A straight line connecting two points on a curve.

The distance measured from the leading-to trailing-edge of an airfoil.

The distance between an aerofoil's leading edge and its trailing edge.

A principal member of a timber or steel roof truss which extends from one end to the other, primarily to resist bending.

Three or more musical pitches sung or played together.

en|music(music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. * year=1956|author=|title=Crime out of Mind|chapter=14|url=http://openlibrary.org/works/OL5915292W [..]