Chord

[Chord]

In music, a chord is three or more notes that combine harmoniously. You can play chords on a piano or guitar, but not on an instrument that plays one note at a time, like a trumpet.

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The string of a musical instrument.

Noun
a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Noun
a straight line connecting two points on a curve

Verb
bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

Verb
play chords on (a string instrument)

n.
The string of a musical instrument.

n.
A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.

n.
A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.

n.
A cord. See Cord, n., 4.

n.
The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.

v. t.
To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.

v. i.
To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.

Chord

Chord , n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. . 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. 2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. 3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. 4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4. 5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. Waddell. Accidental, Common, and 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.

Chord

Chord, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chorded; p. pr. & vb. n. Chording.] To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
When Jubal struck the chorded shell.
Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp.

Chord

Chord, v. i. (Mus.) To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.

The string of a musical instrument.

To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.

To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.

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Usage Examples

'Dallas' hit a chord back in the late Seventies and Eighties because it was the age of greed: here you have this unapologetic character who is mean and nasty and ruthless and does it all with an evil grin. I think people related to JR back then because we all have someone we know exactly like him. Everyone in the world knows a JR.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Trust me, the only real way to understand 'Chic' is in highfalutin terms. Our chord progressions were based on European modal melodies. I made those early 'Chic' records to impress my jazz friends.