chord

Meanings

Noun

• A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
• A straight line between two points of a curve.
• A horizontal member of a truss.
• The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
• An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
• A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
• The string of a musical instrument.
• A cord.
• An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.

Verb

• To write chords for.
• To accord; to harmonize together.
• To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.

Origin

• Variant of cord, with spelling alteration due to Latin chorda, ultimately from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά, (Ionic) χορδή