chord
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From Latin chorda (cord), < Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khorda), Ionic χορδή (khorde) "string of gut, the string of a lyre"
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chord (plural chords)
- (music) In music, a combination of any three or more notes sounded simultaneously.
- (geometry) A straight line between two points of a curve.
- (engineering) A horizontal member of a truss.
- (aeronautics) The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
- (computing) A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
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combination of three or more notes
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to chord (third-person singular simple present chords, present participle chording, simple past and past participle chorded)
- (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.
- 2003, Dan Levenson, Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch

