Chord — Defs

01 n. The string of a musical instrument.

1.
The string of a musical instrument.
2.
A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.(Mus.)
3.
A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.(Geom.)
4.
A cord. See Cord, n., 4.(Anat.) See: Cord
5.
The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.(Engin.)

Phrases & compounds

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.

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

imp. & p. p. Chorded; p. pr. & vb. n. Chording

1.
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.

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