CHORDAL

chordal

(adjective) relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords; “chordal assonance in modern music”; “chordal rather than contrapuntal music”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

chordal (not comparable)

(mathematics, music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.

(music) Having an accompaniment of chords rather than a countermelody.

(zoology) Having a notochord; chordate

(graph theory) For a graph, in which all cycles of four or more vertices have a chord.

Anagrams

• dorlach

Source: Wiktionary


Chor"dal, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a chord.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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