chord
noun
1.
a straight line connecting two points on a curve
2.
a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
verb
1.
play chords on (a string instrument)
Origin
Variant of cord, with spelling alteration due to Latin chorda (“cord”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”). No relation to French accord (“chord”) and its derivations. Doublet of cuerda.
Phrases
- accidental chord
- augmented sixth chord
- barre chord
- bell chord
- Blackadder chord
- broken chord
- chop chord
- chord change
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