chord 1
— chorded , adj.
/kawrd/ , n.
1. a feeling or emotion: His story struck a chord of pity in the listeners.
2. Geom. the line segment between two points on a given curve.
3. Engin. , Building Trades. a principal member of a truss extending from end to end, usually one of a pair of such members, more or less parallel and connected by a web composed of various compression and tension members.
4. Aeron. a straight line joining the trailing and leading edges of an airfoil section.
5. Anat. cord (def. 6).
[ 1350-1400; ME chorda chordé gut, string; r. CORD in senses given ]
chord 2
/kawrd/ , n.
1. a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously.
v.t.
2. to establish or play a chord or chords for (a particular harmony or song); harmonize or voice: How would you chord that in B flat?
[ 1350-1400; earlier cord, ME, short for ACCORD; ch- from CHORD 1 ]