'chords' definitions:
Definition of 'chords'
From: GCIDE
- Chord \Chord\ (k[^o]rd), n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh`. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See Cord.]
- 1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell. [1913 Webster]
- Accidental, Common, & 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. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'chords'
- Chord,
- Chorded,
- Chording,
- Chord of an arch,
- Chord of curvature,
- Common chord,
- Consecutive chords,
- Dominant chord,
- Equivocal chord,
- Fundamental chord,
- Irrelative chords,
- Perfect chord,
- Primitive chord,
- Scale of chords,
- Supplementary chords,
- Tables of a chord,
- Vocal chords,
- seventh chord,
- strike a chord,
- touch a chord