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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Chord \Chord\ (k[^o]rd), noun [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh'. 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}, noun, 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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