chord

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔːd/

Etymology

Cognate with 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.

Synonyms

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

Sentences

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