Thesaurus: chord

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1. n. The string of a musical instrument.
2. n. A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.
3. n. A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.
4. n. A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
5. n. The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.
6. v. t. To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
7. v. i. To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.
8. n. a straight line connecting two points on a curve
9. n. a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
10. v. play chords on (a stringed instrument)
11. v. bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
12. 1. The string of a musical instrument. Milton. 2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. 3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. 4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4. 5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. Waddell. Accidental, Common, and 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. To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune. When Jubal struck the chorded shell. Dryden. Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp. Beecher. To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.