chord has definitions from the fields of music,mathematics,geometry
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[ noun ] (mathematics,geometry) a straight line connecting two points on a curve

Used in print

(R. P. Jerrard, "Inscribed squares in plane curves"...)

On C , from the point P at **f to the point Q at **f , we construct the chord , and upon the chord as a side erect a square in such a way that as s approaches zero the square is inside C .

On C , from the point P at **f to the point Q at **f , we construct the chord , and upon the chord as a side erect a square in such a way that as s approaches zero the square is inside C .

Related terms

straight_line

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[ noun ] (music) a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

, and Berman sifted_out all alone on the stage with the ambling chords and beat of the song just whispering into being .

3
[ verb ] (music) play chords on, as of string instruments

Related terms

play music

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[ verb ] (music) bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

Synonyms

harmonise harmonize

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