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   chord

   /kɔːd/

   noun

   • 1. a straight line joining the ends of an arc.
   • ▪ the width of an aerofoil from leading to trailing edge.
   • 2. each of the two principal members of a truss: "a stabilizer chord"
   • 3. variant spelling of cord
   • 4. a string on a harp or other instrument. literary

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the anatomical sense): a later spelling (influenced by Latin chorda ‘rope’) of cord.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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