Chord

Meaning

Noun

●

In Music:

A

set of three or more

that is

simultaneously.

●

In Geometry & Shapes:

A

between

of a curve.

●

In Engineering:

A

of a truss.

●

In Engineering & Rail transportation:

A

of a truss.

A

of

that

two

that

at different levels, to

to

between them.

●

In Aeronautics:

The

between the

and

of a

,

in the

of the

airflow.

●

In Nautical:

An

from the

of a

to its leech.

●

In Computing:

A

keyboard shortcut

that

two or more

, such as Ctrl+M

P.

●

The

of a

instrument.

●

In Anatomy:

A cord.

●

In Graph theory:

An

that is not part of a

but

two

of the

.

Verb

●

To

for.

●

In Music:

To

; to

together.

●

To provide with

or

; to

; to tune.

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Origin

chord

English

chorda

Latin

χορδή

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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