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# chord

noun (a chord, chords)

«chord» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (music) A chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#m1)
2. (maths) A chord is a straight line joining two points on a circle or curve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#m2)
3. To strike a chord means to remind someone of something or make them feel sympathy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#m3)
4. A chord can also mean one of the strings of a harp, lyre or guitar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#m4)

### In the lessons

In music lessons, pupils learn guitar and keyboard chords; major chords sound happy and minor chords sound sad. In maths geometry, a chord joins two points on a circle; the longest chord is the diameter. In everyday talk, a story that strikes a chord feels familiar.

### Examples

- She played three chords on the guitar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#x1)
- C major is an easy chord on the piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#x2)
- Minor chords often sound sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#x3)
- A chord joins two points on a circle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#x4)
- The diameter is the longest chord of a circle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#x5)
- His speech struck a chord with the audience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#x6)
- She could sweep the sounding chords of the guitar, and sing to the music, not always Danish melodies, but the songs of a strange land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Silent h: said kord. Homophone: cord (a string or rope) and vocal cords (often misspelled vocal chords). In maths, a chord through the centre is a diameter.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chord» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chord/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chord» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chord.html) on Mova free.