Betekenis

• Noun

  1. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (a rope, for example).
  2. Any quantity of such material when viewed as a mass or commodity.
  3. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
  4. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
  5. Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
  6. Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
  7. Dated form of chord: musical sense.
  8. Misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.

• Verb