Chord

  • 11Chord — Chord, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chorded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chording}.] To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune. [1913 Webster] When Jubal struck the chorded shell. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Even the solitary old pine tree chords… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12chord — chord1 [kôrd] n. [altered (infl. by L chorda) < CORD] 1. Archaic the string of a musical instrument 2. a feeling or emotion thought of as being played on like the string of a harp [to strike a sympathetic chord] 3. Aeron. a) an imaginary… …

    English World dictionary

  • 13chord´al|ly — chord|al «KR duhl», adjective. 1. having to do with, or of the nature of, the strings of a musical instrument. 2. Music. of or having to do with chords. 3. Medicine. relating to the chorda tympani. –chord´al|ly, adverb …

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  • 14chord|al — «KR duhl», adjective. 1. having to do with, or of the nature of, the strings of a musical instrument. 2. Music. of or having to do with chords. 3. Medicine. relating to the chorda tympani. –chord´al|ly, adverb …

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  • 15Chord — es un protocolo sencillo y escalable de búsqueda distribuida en redes P2P que relaciona claves (keys) con nodos. Está diseñado para funcionar en redes descentralizadas (es decir, sin nodos privilegiados), y su funcionamiento permite concluir con… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 16chord — kȯrd n CORD (2) * * * (kord) 1. cord. 2. a line segment passing through two points on a curve …

    Medical dictionary

  • 17...chord — …chord 〈[ kɔrd] Nachsilbe; zur Bildung sächl. Subst.〉 Saite; Monochord [Etym.: <grch. chorde] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 18chord|ed — «KR dihd», adjective. having chords or strings, as a musical instrument …

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  • 19chord — Synonyms and related words: accompany, accord, air line, arpeggio, assonate, atone, attune, axis, be harmonious, be in tune, beeline, blend, broken chord, caring, catgut, chime, common chord, concento, concern, concertize, concord, consonant… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20chord — chord1 chorded, adj. /kawrd/, n. 1. a feeling or emotion: His story struck a chord of pity in the listeners. 2. Geom. the line segment between two points on a given curve. 3. Engin., Building Trades. a principal member of a truss extending from… …

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