单词 | chordal |
释义 | chordaladj. 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, the strings of a musical instrument. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > [adjective] corded1382 stringed1552 sinewya1593 nervous1601 chordal1619 chorded1687 strung1695 1619 J. Boys On Bk. Common Prayer Ps. xcviii. Even. Service All kind of musicke: Vocall, Sing to the Lord, Chordall, Praise him vpon the harpe, etc. 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. I. v. 239 The moveable operculum on the pipe of the human throat..has been demonstrated..to be partly flutal, and partly chordal. 2. Physiology. Relating to the chorda tympani, a branch of the facial nerve. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nervous system > nerve > specific nerves > [adjective] > other nerves of head chordal1872 vestibulospinal1899 reticulospinal1907 vestibulo-ocular1921 vestibulocerebellar1932 vestibulocochlear1962 1872 J. L. W. Thudichum Man. Chem. Physiol. 2 ‘Chordal’ saliva. 1878 C. T. Kingzett Animal Chem. 52 Chordal saliva is secreted by the submaxillary glands on irritation of a nerve..termed ‘Chorda tympani’. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 426 The investment..is chordal sheath. 3. a. Music. Relating to, or consisting of, chords. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > chord > [adjective] chordal1881 1881 Parry in Grove Dict. Music III. 157 The chordal combinations were..classified according to recognized degrees of consonance and dissonance. 1884 Noncon. & Indep. 27 Mar. 310/2 Putting in a light chordal accompaniment. b. transferred in Painting (see chord n.2 4). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > [adjective] > harmony of colours chordal1846 1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 49 It is only harmonious and chordal variety..which is rightly agreeable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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