Chord — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a straight line connecting two points on a curve

a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚkəmpˌɑːni/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪlˈɛməz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪlˈɛməz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntɚkəmpˌɑːni/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

harmonize harmonise

Parts of Speech

noun	a straight line connecting two points on a curve
noun	a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
verb	play chords on (a string instrument)
verb	bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

Word Forms

chordal	adjective	relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords
chord	verb	play chords on (a string instrument)
chord	noun	a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
harmonization	noun	a piece of harmonized music
harmonisation	noun	a piece of harmonized music

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Akkord

eine gerade Linie, die zwei Punkte auf einer Kurve verbindet

🇫🇷French

accord

une ligne droite reliant deux points sur une courbe

🇪🇸Spanish

acorde

una línea recta que conecta dos puntos en una curva

🇮🇹Italian

accordo

una linea retta che collega due punti su una curva

🇳🇱Dutch

akkoord

een rechte lijn die twee punten op een curve verbindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

acorde

uma linha reta conectando dois pontos em uma curva

🇷🇺Russian

аккорд

прямая линия, соединяющая две точки кривой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तार

वक्र पर दो बिंदुओं को जोड़ने वाली एक सीधी रेखा

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্যা

একটি সরল রেখা একটি বক্ররেখার দুটি বিন্দুকে সংযুক্ত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நாண்

ஒரு வளைவில் இரண்டு புள்ளிகளை இணைக்கும் ஒரு நேர்கோடு

🇮🇳Telugu

తీగ

వక్రరేఖపై రెండు పాయింట్లను కలిపే సరళ రేఖ

🇮🇳Marathi

जीवा

वक्र वर दोन बिंदू जोडणारी सरळ रेषा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તાર

વળાંક પરના બે બિંદુઓને જોડતી સીધી રેખા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವರಮೇಳ

ವಕ್ರರೇಖೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಎರಡು ಬಿಂದುಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸುವ ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോർഡ്

ഒരു വക്രത്തിൽ രണ്ട് പോയിൻ്റുകളെ ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു നേർരേഖ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਾਈਨ ਇੱਕ ਕਰਵ ਉੱਤੇ ਦੋ ਬਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

راگ

ایک سیدھی لکیر جو ایک وکر پر دو پوائنٹس کو جوڑتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弦

连接曲线上两点的直线

🇯🇵Japanese

コード

曲線上の 2 点を結ぶ直線

🇰🇷Korean

현

곡선 위의 두 점을 연결하는 직선

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dây nhau

một đường thẳng nối hai điểm trên một đường cong

🇹🇭Thai

คอร์ด

เส้นตรงที่เชื่อมต่อจุดสองจุดบนเส้นโค้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

akord

garis lurus yang menghubungkan dua titik pada suatu kurva

🇲🇾Malay

kord

garis lurus yang menghubungkan dua titik pada lengkung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وتر

خط مستقيم يصل بين نقطتين على منحنى

🇮🇷Persian

وتر

یک خط مستقیم که دو نقطه روی یک منحنی را به هم متصل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

akor

bir eğri üzerindeki iki noktayı birleştiren düz bir çizgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַקוֹרד

קו ישר המחבר שתי נקודות על עקומה

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