chord: Meaning and Definition of

chord

1. a feeling or emotion: His story struck a chord of pity in the listeners.
2. the line segment between two points on a given curve.
3. 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. a straight line joining the trailing and leading edges of an airfoil section.
5. cord (def. 6).

chord

1. a combination of usually three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously.

1. 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?