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Definition of chords

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Vocal Vo"cal, a. [L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F. vocal. See Voice, and cf. Vowel.] 1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices. To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song. --Milton. 2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer. ``Vocal worship.' --Milton. 3. Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, ?poken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds. 4. (Phon.) (a) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 199-202. (b) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel. Vocal cords or chords. (Anat.) See Larynx, and the Note under Voice, n., 1. Vocal fremitus [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring] (Med.), the perceptible vibration of the chest wall, produced by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations during the act of using the voice. Vocal music, music made by the voice, in distinction from instrumental music; hence, music or tunes set to words, to be performed by the human voice. Vocal tube (Anat.), the part of the air passages above the inferior ligaments of the larynx, including the passages through the nose and mouth.
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Chord Chord, n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. ?. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See Cord.] 1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton. 2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. 3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. 4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4. 5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell. Accidental, Common, & 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.
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Chord Chord, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chorded; p. pr. & vb. n. Chording.] To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune. When Jubal struck the chorded shell. --Dryden. Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp. --Beecher.
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Chord Chord, v. i. (Mus.) To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.
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Chord Chord, n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. ?. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See Cord.] 1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton. 2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. 3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. 4. (Anat.) A cord. See Cord, n., 4. 5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell. Accidental, Common, & 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.

Meaning of chords from wikipedia

- Guitar chord, a chord pla**** on a guitar, which has a particular tuning The Chords (British band), 1970s British mod revival band The Chords (American...
- third and a fifth above the root note. Chords with more than three notes include added tone chords, extended chords and tone clusters, which are used in...
- three chord types (e.g. The Troggs' "Wild Thing", which uses I, IV and V chords). The same major scale also has three minor chords, the supertonic chord (ii)...
- Three Chords and the Truth may refer to: "Three Chords and the Truth", an oft-quoted phrase coined by Harlan Howard in the 1950s which he used to describe...
- those notes. Power chords are commonly pla**** with an amp with intentionally added distortion or overdrive effects. Power chords are a key element of...
- I–V–vi–IV progression is a common chord progression po****r across several music genres. It uses the I, V, vi, and IV chords of the diatonic scale. For example...
- of chord names and symbols in different contexts to represent musical chords. In most genres of po****r music, including jazz, pop, and rock, a chord name...
- ellipse. A chord that p****es through a circle's center point is the circle's diameter. Among properties of chords of a circle are the following: Chords are equidistant...
- Power chords and fret tapping: Power chords", p. 156) Kolb 2005, "Chapter 7: Chord construction; Suspended chords, power chords, and 'add' chords", p....
- broken chords. This latter style, known as shearing voicing, was po****rized by George Shearing, but originated with Phil Moore. Block chord style (also...