cord

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Romanian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French corde < Latin chorda < Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khorda), Ionic χορδή (khorde), “‘string of gut, the string of a lyre’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔː(r)d/
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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)d
• Homophones: chord, cored; cawed (in non-rhotic accents)

[edit] Noun

cord (plural cords)

1. The string of a musical instrument.
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A musical tone; an audible musical note composed of one or more sounds.
3. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre/fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
   • The burglar tied up the victim with a cord.
   • He looped some cord around his fingers.
4. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
5. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 x 4 x 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
6. (in plural cords) See cords.
7. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.

[edit] Synonyms

• (length of twisted strands): cable, twine
• (wires surrounded by an insulating coating, used to supply electricity): cable, flex

[edit] Derived terms

• extension cord, power cord, vocal cords
• spinal cord, umbilical cord

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Latin cor

[edit] Noun

cord m. (plural corduri)

1. (anatomy) heart

[edit] Declension

[edit] Synonyms

• inimă