Definition of chord

• n. - The string of a musical instrument.
• n. - A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.
• n. - A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.
• n. - A cord. See Cord, n., 4.
• n. - The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.
• v. t. - To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
• v. i. - To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.