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Meanings of chord in English

Russian
хорда окружности
Portuguese
corda
Spanish
cuerda de una curva
Catalan
corda
Wikidata

Geometric line segment whose endpoints both lie on the curve.

        хорда окружности
        Portuguese
        corda média aerodinâmica
        Catalan
        corda
        Spanish
        cuerda
        Wikidata

        Imaginary straight line joining the leading and trailing edges of an aerofoil.

              corda média aerodinâmica
              Russian
              аккорд
              Portuguese
              acordes
              Spanish
              acordes
              Catalan
              acords de piano
              Wikidata

              Harmonic set of three or more notes.

                    Related terms
                    аккорд
                    Portuguese
                    compatibilizar
                    Catalan
                    congeniar

                    Bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing.

                          compatibilizar
                          Usage of chord in English
                          1
                          The new centre has also struck a chord with Drogheda's business community.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          The harmony is in the chord, not in him who touches it.
                          Select Speeches of Kossuth
                          3
                          Soul simply struck a chord in a way other boxy cars didn't.
                          BBC
                          4
                          The swing of the dance music struck no answering chord in him.
                          Marching Men
                          5
                          The firmness of the judge had touched the right chord at last.
                          Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life
                          6
                          That produced a faint chord of recognition far back in Eddie's mind.
                          The drawing of the three
                          7
                          But some Republican voters said Trump was striking a chord with many.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          His language and his illustrations touched an old-school chord in the Rev.
                          Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 3
                          9
                          TIRED Despite price, still requires additional in-app purchase for printable chord sheets.
                          Wired
                          10
                          We can get once round the room again before the final chord.
                          The Shuttle
                          11
                          Then he laid the bow over the strings and struck a chord.
                          A Roman Singer
                          12
                          Then she struck a chord and sang in a deep, passionate voice:
                          Immensee
                          13
                          The name, common as it was, touched some chord in my memory.
                          An Antarctic Mystery
                          14
                          And he began the soft repetition of chord-quavers with which it opened.
                          Michael
                          15
                          This chord, in a different dress, begins each of the four movements.
                          Radio NZ
                          16
                          His humble background and rebellious nature struck a chord with the Napoletani.
                          The Guardian
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                          Translations for chord
                          Chord through the time
                          Chord across language varieties
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                          Common
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