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chorded

chorded is the simple past and past participle of chord.

Adjective

chorded (not comparable)

  1. Through which input is supplied by pressing a relatively small number of keys in combinations, as though playing chords.
  2. Containing a chord.
    • a chorded cycle
  3. Having a coiled or twisted structure, involving a helical pattern.
    • a chorded coil
    • Figure 20 represents a chorded packed scrubber.1959, Vladimir Nikolaevich Uzhov, Sanitary Protection of Atmospheric Air, page 39
  4. Composed of or containing chords.
    • Afterwards, I would play jazz tunes in a chorded-melody style; the first time through one of us would play the melody and the other the chords, and then we'd switch.2009, Ed Petkus, Someone Out There Is Listening, page 240
    • This chording technique works well for learning any tune, but this is the only tune of the set that I will write out completely as a chorded version for you.2011, Dan Levenson, Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch, page 42
  5. Having cord-like supporting structures.
    • An Immersed Boundary fluid-structure interaction model is developed to investigate the dynamic behaviour of a prosthetic chorded mitral valve (MV) inside the left ventricle (LV).2012, “University of Glasgow: Effects of flow vortex on a chorded mitral valve in the left ventricle”, in Advances in Bioengineering Research and Application, page 687

Meaning of chord

Verb

chord (third-person singular simple present chords, present participle chording, simple past and past participle chorded)

  1. (transitive) To write chords for.
    • This chording technique works well for learning any tune, but this is the only tune of the set that I will write out completely as a chorded version.2003, Dan Levenson, Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch
  2. To accord; to harmonize together.
    • This note chords with that one.
  3. (transitive) To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
    • When Jubal struck the chorded shell.1687, John Dryden, A Song for Cecilia's Day

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Words formed from chorded

Questions about chorded

What does chorded mean?
Chorded means through which input is supplied by pressing a relatively small number of keys in combinations, as though playing chords.
What is chorded the simple past and past participle of?
Chorded is the simple past and past participle of chord.
What part of speech is chorded?
Chorded is an adjective.

Words near chorded in the dictionary

  1. chordamesodermal
  2. chordariaceous
  3. chordate
  4. chordatelike
  5. chordates
  6. chorded
  7. chordee
  8. chordees
  9. chordeumatidan
  10. chordeumatidans
  11. chordin

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