Chord

Noun

 * 1)  In music, a combination of any three or more notes sounded simultaneously.
 * 2)  A straight line between two points of a curve.
 * 3)  A horizontal member of a truss.
 * 4)  The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
 * 5)  A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.

Verb

 * 1)  To write chords for.

Adjectives for Chord
harmonic; emotional; sympathetic; tender; responsive; peremptory; compassionate; triumphant; thunderous; preliminary; opening; impromptu;  maddening;  wailing; noisy; closing; sobbing; dreamy; dashing; nerve-racking; rare; vibrant; responsive; strong; broad; determined; familiar; answering; conscious; throbbing; susceptible; airy; sonorous; breaking; plenteous; liquid; sensitive; dominant.

Verbs for Chord
pluck —; sound —; twang —; — charms; — shivers; — thrills; —trembles.

Derived terms

 * mixed-interval chord
 * strike a chord, touch a chord

Thesaurus
string, sympathetic chord, sympathetic response, sympathy, symphonize, synchronize, tangent, tone down, tone up, tonic triad, transversal, triad, tune, tune up, unbroken chord, vector, vibes, vibrations, voice, wound string, accompany, accord, air line, arpeggio, assonate, atone, attune, axis, be harmonious, be in tune, beeline, blend, broken chord, caring, catgut, chime, common chord, concento, concern, concertize, concord, consonant chord, diagonal, diameter, diminished seventh chord, direct line, directrix, do, dominant chord, echo, edge, empathy, enharmonic, execute, fellow feeling, fiddlestring, great-circle course, harmonize, horsehair, identification, interpret, involvement, major triad, make music, melodize, minor chord, musicalize, normal, nylon string, pathos, perform, perpendicular, play, play by ear, put in tune, radius, radius vector, relating, render, response, responsiveness, right line, secant, segment, seventh chord, sharing, shortcut, side, sixth chord, sound in tune, sound together, steel string, straight, straight course, straight line, straight stretch, straightaway, streamline,

Etymology
From Latin chorda: < (Doric) χορδά:, (Ionic) χορδή:

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