chord

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
2. A line segment between two points of a curve.
3. A horizontal member of a truss.
4. A horizontal member of a truss.
5. The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
6. An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
7. A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
8. The string of a musical instrument.
9. A cord.
10. An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.

Verb

1. (transitive) To write chords for.
2. To accord; to harmonize together.
3. (transitive) To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.

Concepts

accord

corde

🪢

forfait

concordance

entente

harmoniser

notochorde

accord musical

accorder

chorde

Synonymes

string

🪢

harmonize

cord

harmonise

agreement

accord

harmony

concord

accordance

catgut

concurrence

concurrency

consonance

rope

🪢

tap out

bowstring

dichotomy

blend

attune

arrange

ligament

line

pick

⛏️

plunk

quarter

chorda

seventh

7th

sine

soapstone

accountability

tendon

triad

tune

twang

woodpile

subtense

stone implement

code

compliance

responsibility

conformity

Traductions

Akkord

accordo

acorde

χορδή

acorde

Sehne

koorde

akkoord

acord

akor

corda

🪢

corda

🪢

overeenstemming

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɔːd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à latin: chorda

In summary

Variant of cord, with spelling alteration due to Latin chorda (“cord”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”). No relation to French accord (“chord”) and its derivations. Doublet of cuerda.

Phrases

I learned a lot by studying piano books that had chord charts .

J'ai beaucoup appris en étudiant des livres de piano qui avaient des graphiques d'accords.