chord
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Synonyms: chore, cord, choad, chork, chod, hord, chard, chor, chori, coord, chrd
Antonyms: chore, cord, choad, chork, chod, hord, chard, chor, chori, coord, chrd
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|music}}{{lb|en|music}} A [[harmonic]] set of three or more [[note]]s that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
- {{lb|en|geometry}} A [[line segment]] between two points of a curve. {{C|en|Shapes}}
- {{lb|en|engineering}} A horizontal [[member]] of a [[truss]].
- {{lb|en|aeronautics}} The distance between the [[leading edge|leading]] and [[trailing edge]] of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
- {{lb|en|nautical}} An [[imaginary]] line from the [[luff]] of a sail to its [[leech]].
- {{lb|en|computing}} A [[keyboard shortcut]] that involves two or more distinct [[keypress]]es, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
- The [[string]] of a [[musical instrument]].
- {{lb|en|anatomy}} A [[cord]].
- {{lb|en|graph theory}} An [[edge]] that is not part of a [[cycle]] but connects two [[vertex|vertices]] of the cycle.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To write chords for.
- {{lb|en|music}} To [[accord]]; to [[harmonize]] together.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To provide with musical chords or strings; to [[string]]; to [[tune]].
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