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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

chord , in geometry, straight line segment both end points of which lie on the circumference of a circle or other curve; it is a segment of a secant . A chord passing through the center of a circle is a diameter. In the same circle or in equal circles, equal chords subtend equal arcs and equal central angles.

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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

chord.
1. Straight line joining two points on an arc.

2. Span of an arch.

3. Diameter of an apse or a semicircular arch.

4. Principal member of a truss, usually one of a pair extending along the top and bottom.

5. Lower straight part of a Belfast or bowstring truss.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

chord 1 †harmony XV; (mus.) concord, note of a chord XVI; combination in harmony of simultaneous notes XVIII. orig. cord, aphetic of ACCORD.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

chord. Any simultaneous combination of notes, but usually of not fewer than 3. The use of chords is the basic foundation of harmony.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

chord 2 †tendon; line joining extremities of an arc XVI; string of musical instrument. refash. of CORD, after L. chorda.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

chord •aboard, abroad, accord, afford, applaud, award, bawd, board, broad, chord, Claude, cord, ford, fraud, gaud, Gawd, hoard, horde, laud, lord, maraud, milord, sward, sword, toward, unawed, unexplored, unrestored, ward •fjord

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