chord
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6.2
- noun
- /kɔrd/
- Specialized
:
cuerda
- The length of the chord connecting the two points on the curve is approximately five centimeters.
Examples
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Ruark's story obviously struck a resonant chord with our staff, so we thought we'd share it with you.
Fiction book (1995) -
This B flat, which becomes a B in the E chord and brings us right back to the top.
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Well, each chord progression is three steps apart.
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Try it with another chord, such as G, B-flat, D, F, or A, for a different color.
Academic text (1996) -
If it fell into this kind of critical region on the opposite side of the triangle up here, that region, then the chord that you draw would be longer.
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And you can see the distinct chords around all of these geometric shapes.
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Leonor's railing against the Spanish monarch's excessive ambition would have struck a chord in the hearts of contemporary audiences.
Academic text (2004) -
In geometry, a chord is defined as a straight line that joins two points on a circle.
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To calculate the length of a chord in a circle, you can use the formula based on the radius and the angle subtended.
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.3
A chord of three notes with one extra note seven notes above the first
- Specialized
A set of three notes played together, the main note and two higher notes, making a major or minor sound
- Specialized
A group of musical notes played together that sound tense and not smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chord in geometry comes from the old word chorda, 'string'. Picture a string stretched across a curve and the straight line between the two end points is the chord.