chord

noun

1. 1

   A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

   He struck the opening chords of the passage; but this time Irene's voice was silent. Victor stopped in the middle of an arpeggio.

2. 2

   A line segment between two points of a curve.

3. 3

   A horizontal member of a truss.

4. 4

   A horizontal member of a truss. A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.

5. 5

   The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.

6. 6

   An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.

7. 7

   A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.

   Ctrl-K is the default first key for chords, but you can create chords using any keys that you want.

8. 8

   The string of a musical instrument.

   Instruments that made melodious Chime Was heard, of Harp and Organ; and who mov'd Their Stops and Chords was seen

9. 9

   A cord.

10. 10

    An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.

verb

1. 1

   To write chords for.

   This chording technique works well for learning any tune, but this is the only tune of the set that I will write out completely as a chorded version.

2. 2

   To accord; to harmonize together.

   This note chords with that one.

3. 3

   To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.

   When Jubal struck the chorded shell.

   Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp.

Forms

plural

chords

past tense

chorded

past participle

chorded

present participle

chording

third person singular

chords