Definition of chord

chordnoun

dây nhau

/kɔːd//kɔːrd/

Word Originsense 1 Middle English cord, from accord. The spelling change in the 18th cent. was due to confusion with chord in the mathematical sense. The original sense was ‘agreement, reconciliation’, later ‘a musical concord or harmonious sound’; the current sense dates from the mid 18th cent.sense 2 mid 16th cent. (in the anatomical sense): a later spelling (influenced by Latin chorda ‘rope’) of cord.

namespace

three or more notes played together

ba hoặc nhiều nốt nhạc được chơi cùng nhau

a straight line that joins two points on a curve

một đường thẳng nối hai điểm trên một đường cong

Related words and phrases

Idioms

strike/touch a chord (with somebody)
to say or do something that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm
  • The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience.