Meaning

• A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

• A straight line between two points of a curve.

• A horizontal member of a truss.

• The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.

• An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.

• A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.

• The string of a musical instrument.

• A cord.

• An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.

Meaning

• 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.

  "He looped some cord around his fingers."

• 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.

• A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 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.

• Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.

• Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.

  "spermatic cord; spinal cord; umbilical cord; vocal cords"

Meaning

• To furnish with cords

• To tie or fasten with cords

• To flatten a book during binding

• To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.