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Meanings of chord of a circle in English

Russian
хорда окружности
Portuguese
corda
Spanish
cuerda de una curva
Catalan
corda
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Geometric line segment whose endpoints both lie on the curve.

        хорда окружности
        Synonyms
        Examples for "chord"
        Examples for "chord"
        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
        Usage of chord of a circle in English
        1
        : First solder the partitions into the cylinder, making them slanting or having the direction of chords of a circle (see Fig.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885
        Translations for chord of a circle
        Portuguese
        corda
        Catalan
        corda