chord

1. n. The string of a musical instrument. Source: opted

2. n. A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. Source: opted

3. n. A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. Source: opted

4. n. A cord. See Cord, n., 4. Source: opted

5. n. The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. Source: opted

6. v. t. To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune. Source: opted

7. v. i. To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that. Source: opted

8. n. a straight line connecting two points on a curve Source: wordnet

9. n. a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together Source: wordnet

10. v. play chords on (a stringed instrument) Source: wordnet

11. v. bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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