| 释义 |
-chord
I. \ˌkȯrd, -ȯ(ə)d\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: partly from Middle English -corde (in monacorde monochord), from Middle French, from Late Latin -chordon, from Gk. from -chordos stringed, from chordē string; partly from Medieval Latin -chordium (in clavichordium clavichord), from Latin chorda string, from Greek chordē
1. : musical instrument having (such or so many) strings
< lyrichord >
2. : musical scale or interval (of a specified extent)
< hexachord >
II. adjective combining form
Etymology: Late Latin -chordus, from Greek -chordos
: having (so many) strings
< septichord > |