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Pelecoid :: Pelecoid (n.) A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants..

Manichord :: Manichord () Alt. of Manichordo.

Pianoforte :: Pianoforte (a.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys..

Flugel :: Flugel (n.) A grand piano or a harpsichord, both being wing-shaped..

Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string..

Subtepid :: Subtense (a.) A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the subtense of an arc..

Notochordal :: Notochordal (a.) Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord.

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.

Harpsichon :: Harpsichon (n.) A harpsichord.

Parachordal :: Parachordal (n.) A parachordal cartilage.

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.

Subnuvolar :: Subnotochordal (a.) Situated on the ventral side of the notochord; as, the subnotochordal rod..

Chord :: Chord (n.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension..

Toccata :: Toccata (n.) An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style of the prelude, fantasia, or capriccio..

Octachord :: Octachord (n.) An instrument of eight strings; a system of eight tones.

Tonality :: Tonality (n.) The principle of key in music; the character which a composition has by virtue of the key in which it is written, or through the family relationship of all its tones and chords to the keynote, or tonic, of the whole..

Triad :: Triad (n.) A chord of three notes.

Thorough Bass :: Thorough bass () The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony.

Leptocardia :: Leptocardia (n. pl.) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus..

Polychord :: Polychord (n.) A musical instrument of ten strings.

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