Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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. --Dryden.
Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp.
--Beecher.
Chord \Chord\, v. i. (Mus.)
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, & 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}.
Source : WordNet®
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}]