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Definition of chord
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Chord (n.) The
string
of a
musical
instrument.
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Heptachord
::
Heptachord
(n.) A lyre with seven
chords.
Monochord
::
Monochord
(n.) An
instrument
for
experimenting
upon the
mathematical
relations
of
musical
sounds.
It
consists
of a
single
string
stretched
between
two
bridges,
one or both of which are
movable,
and which stand upon a
graduated
rule for the
purpose
of
readily
changing
and
measuring
the
length
of the part of the
string
between
them..
Suspensive
::
Suspension
(n.) The
prolongation
of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which
follows,
thus
producing
a
momentary
discord,
suspending
the
concord
which the ear
expects.
Cf.
Retardation..
Diphycercal
::
Diphycercal
(a.)
Having
the tail fin
divided
into two equal parts by the
notochord,
or end of the
vertebral
column;
protocercal.
See
Protocercal..
Pentachord
::
Pentachord
(n.) An
ancient
instrument
of music with five
strings.
Chord
::
Chord (n.) The
string
of a
musical
instrument.
Disjunctive
::
Disjunctive
(a.)
Pertaining
to
disjunct
tetrachords.
Naked
::
Naked (a.) Not
having
the full
complement
of
tones;
-- said of a chord of only two
tones,
which
requires
a third tone to be
sounded
with them to make the
combination
pleasing
to the ear; as, a naked
fourth
or
fifth..
Flugel
::
Flugel
(n.) A grand piano or a
harpsichord,
both being
wing-shaped..
Trichord
::
Trichord
(n.) An
instrument,
as a lyre or harp,
having
three
strings..
Octochord
::
Octochord
(n.) See
Octachord.
Preparation
::
Preparation
(n.) The
holding
over of a note from one chord into the next
chord,
where it forms a
temporary
discord,
until
resolved
in the chord that
follows;
the
anticipation
of a
discordant
note in the
preceding
concord,
so that the ear is
prepared
for the
shock.
See
Suspension..
Octachord
::
Octachord
(n.) An
instrument
of eight
strings;
a
system
of eight
tones.
Parachordal
::
Parachordal
(a.)
Situated
on
either
side of the
notochord;
--
applied
especially
to the
cartilaginous
rudiments
of the skull on each side of the
anterior
part of the
notochord.
Harpsichord
::
Harpsichord
(n.) A
harp-shaped
instrument
of music set
horizontally
on legs, like the grand
piano,
with
strings
of wire,
played
by the
fingers,
by means of keys
provided
with
quills,
instead
of
hammers,
for
striking
the
strings.
It is now
superseded
by the
piano..
Spindle
::
Spindle
(n.) A solid
generated
by the
revolution
of a
curved
line about its base or
double
ordinate
or
chord.
Notochordal
::
Notochordal
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
notochord;
having
a
notochord.
Progression
::
Progression
(n.) A
regular
succession
of tones or
chords;
the
movement
of the parts in
harmony;
the order of the
modulations
in a piece from key to key.
Rheochord
::
Rheochord
(n.) A
metallic
wire used for
regulating
the
resistance
of a
circuit,
or
varying
the
strength
of an
electric
current,
by
inserting
a
greater
or less
length
of it in the
circuit..
Sector
::
Sector
(n.) A
mathematical
instrument,
consisting
of two
rulers
connected
at one end by a
joint,
each arm
marked
with
several
scales,
as of equal
parts,
chords,
sines,
tangents,
etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines
radiating
from the
common
center
of
motion.
The
sector
is used for
plotting,
etc., to any
scale..
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