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cord

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/kɔːd/ English

Definitions

noun

  1. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
  2. A straight line between two points of a curve.
  3. A horizontal member of a truss.
  4. The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.

noun

  1. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.β€œHe looped some cord around his fingers.”
  2. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
  3. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 Γ— 4 Γ— 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
  4. Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.

verb

  1. To furnish with cords
  2. To tie or fasten with cords
  3. To flatten a book during binding
  4. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Related words

Synonyms

cabletwineflexcorduroyelectric cordropestringthreadyarnstrapribbonbeltpegcordonwirenoosecablingbarrier

Associated

tasselsumbilicalspinalplacentamedullabrainstemcordsplexusnervesganglialumbarganglion

Rhymes

accordlordoverlordabhorreduntowardhorderewardsoaredimploredchord

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