EGAVE

chord

About 3.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
  2. noun A line segment between two points of a curve.
  3. noun A horizontal member of a truss. A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.
  4. noun A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.
  5. noun The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
  6. noun An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
  7. noun A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
  8. noun The string of a musical instrument.

Similar words

harmonize touch accord agreement string cable strap wire right cord

Often followed by

of in is and with to that on length

Word family

chorded chording chords

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