Found 3 items, similar to CHORD.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: chord nada, tali
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chord chord n 1: a straight line connecting two points on a curve 2: a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together chord v 1: play chords on (a string instrument) 2: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing [syn: harmonize, harmonise]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chord Chord \Chord\, v. i. (Mus.) To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that. [1913 Webster] || Chord \Chord\ (k[^o]rd), n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh`. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. [1913 Webster] 4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4. [1913 Webster] 5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell. [1913 Webster] Accidental, Common, & 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. [1913 Webster] Chord \Chord\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chorded; p. pr. & vb. n. Chording.] To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune. [1913 Webster] When Jubal struck the chorded shell. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp. --Beecher. [1913 Webster]