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chord.

A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔːd/UK/kɔɹd/General-American
  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. A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.

  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.

Where this word comes from

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.

verb/kɔːd/UK/kɔɹd/General-American
  1. To write chords for.

    transitive
  2. To accord; to harmonize together.

    This note chords with that one.
  3. To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.