1. The string of a musical instrument. Milton.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.
3. (Geom.)
Defn: A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.
4. (Anat.)
Defn: A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
5. (Engin.)
Defn: The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. Waddell. Accidental, Common, and Vocal chords. See under Accidental, Common, and Vocal. — Chord of an arch. See Illust. of Arch. — Chord of curvature, a chord drawn from any point of a curve, in the circle of curvature for that point. — Scale of chords. See Scale.
CHORD
Chord, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chorded; p. pr. & vb. n. Chording.]