chordal

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UK/ˈkɔː.dəl/US/ˈkɔɹ.dəl/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English chord →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivechordal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentOf, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.

    They play very well together, with Vogl providing the melodic and chordal framework and Shanbaum riffing over it.

    1985 December 21, Nan Donald, “Flat-picking up a Storm”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 11
  2. not comparableentertainmentHaving an accompaniment of chords; not contrapuntal.
  3. not comparableentertainmentConsequently, of an instrument that plays chords e.g. a guitar.
  4. not comparablebiologyHaving a notochord; chordate
  5. not comparablegraph theoryFor a graph, in which all cycles of four or more vertices have a chord.

Origin

  1. Englishchord
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishchordal

From chord + -al.

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Translations

French cordal
  • cordalkind of graph
Italian cordale
  • cordalekind of graph

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dorlach
Cite this entry
APA

chordal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordal

MLA

“chordal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chordal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordal.

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