chord

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: harmonizeharmonise

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a straight line connecting two points on a curve
  2. a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Verb (2)

  1. play chords on (a string instrument)
  2. bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singingSynonyms: harmonizeharmonise
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Chord \Chord\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chorded; p. pr. & vb. n. Chording.] To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune. [1913 Webster]

When Jubal struck the chorded shell. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp. --Beecher. [1913 Webster]

Chord \Chord\, v. i. (Mus.) To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that. [1913 Webster]
Chord \Chord\ (k[^o]rd), 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. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. [1913 Webster]

3.(Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. [1913 Webster]

4.(Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4. [1913 Webster]

5.(Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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