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- Dictionarychord/kɔːd/
noun
- 1. a straight line joining the ends of an arc.
- 2. each of the two principal members of a truss: "a stabilizer chord"
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CHORD definition: 1. three or more musical notes played at the same time: 2. a straight line that joins the ends of…. Learn more.
In music, a chord is a group of two or more notes played simultaneously, typically consisting of a root note, a third, and a fifth. [a] Chords are the building blocks of harmony and form the harmonic foundation of a piece of music.
2. : a straight line segment joining and included between two points on a circle. broadly : a straight line joining two points on a curve. 3. : an individual emotion or disposition. struck a responsive chord. 4. : either of the two outside members of a truss connected and braced by the web members. 5.
a straight line that joins the ends of an arc (= a curved line that forms part of a circle) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Examples from literature. (Definition of chord from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) chord | Intermediate English. noun [ C ]
CHORD definition: two or more musical notes that are played at the same time. Learn more.
Chord definition: a feeling or emotion. See examples of CHORD used in a sentence.
A chord is a number of musical notes played or sung at the same time with a pleasing effect.
1. To play chords on: chorded the piano. 2. To produce by playing musical chords; harmonize: chord a melody. [Alteration (influenced by chord, musical instrument string) of Middle English cord, from accord, agreement, from Old French acorde, from acorder, to agree; see accord .]
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. Chord comes from the French word for agreement, accord, so in music it means sounds that go together, or agree with each other. You can also use chord figuratively ...
to say or do something that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm. The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience. See chord in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: chord. Definition of chord noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
