chord

  1. Noun.  (context, music) In music, a combination of any three or more notes sounded simultaneously.
  2. Noun.  (geometry) A straight line between two points of a curve.
  3. Noun.  (context, engineering) A horizontal member of a truss.
  4. Noun.  (context, aeronautics) The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
  5. Noun.  (computing) A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To write chords for.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.