chord

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin chorda (cord), < Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khorda), Ionic χορδή (khorde) "string of gut, the string of a lyre"

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: kɔːd
• (US) IPA: /kɔɹd/
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• Homophones: cord

[edit] Noun

chord (plural chords)

1. (music) In music, a combination of any three or more notes sounded simultaneously.
2. (geometry) A straight line between two points of a curve.
3. (engineering) A horizontal member of a truss.
4. (aeronautics) The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
5. (computing) A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.

[edit] Derived terms

• mixed-interval chord
• strike a chord, touch a chord

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• simultaneity

[edit] Verb

to chord (third-person singular simple present chords, present participle chording, simple past and past participle chorded)

1. (transitive) To write chords for.
   • 2003, Dan Levenson, Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch

     This chording technique works well for learning any tune, but this is the only tune of the set that I will write out completely as a chorded version.