chord

³chord

noun

Definition of CHORD

1

: cord 3a

2

: a straight line segment joining and included between two points on a circle; broadly : a straight line joining two points on a curve

3

: an individual emotion or disposition <struck a responsive chord>

4

: either of the two outside members of a truss connected and braced by the web members

5

: the straight line distance joining the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil

Origin of CHORD

alteration of ¹cord

First Known Use: 1543

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral