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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions chord noun  (context, music) In music, a combination of any three or more pitches and the diatonic functionality of those pitches. (geometry) A straight line between two points of a curve. (context, engineering) A horizontal member of a truss. (context, aeronautics) The distance between the leading edge, leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow. Etymology: From Latin chorda (cord), < Ancient Greek (Doric) (khorda), Ionic (khorde) "string of gut, the string of a lyre"      Full Definition of chord  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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