chorded

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adjective

Through which input is supplied by pressing a relatively small number of keys in combinations, as though playing chords.

“a chorded coil”

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of chord
adjectivechorded (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingThrough which input is supplied by pressing a relatively small number of keys in combinations, as though playing chords.
  2. not comparablegraph theoryContaining a chord.

    a chorded cycle

  3. not comparableHaving a coiled or twisted structure, involving a helical pattern.

    a chorded coil

    2 more examples

    Figure 20 represents a chorded packed scrubber.

    1959, Vladimir Nikolaevich Uzhov, Sanitary Protection of Atmospheric Air, page 39

    The advantages of a chorded, split-loop winding are better mechanical balance, more uniform coil resistance, and better coil distribution, resulting in more end room on the armature.

    1964, United States. Department of the Army, Electric Motor and Generator Repair, page 133
  4. not comparableentertainmentComposed of or containing chords.

    This chording technique works well for learning any tune, but this is the only tune of the set that I will write out completely as a chorded version for you.

    2011, Dan Levenson, Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch, page 42
    1 more example

    Afterwards, I would play jazz tunes in a chorded-melody style; the first time through one of us would play the melody and the other the chords, and then we'd switch.

    2009, Ed Petkus, Someone Out There Is Listening, page 240
  5. not comparableHaving cord-like supporting structures.

    An Immersed Boundary fluid-structure interaction model is developed to investigate the dynamic behaviour of a prosthetic chorded mitral valve (MV) inside the left ventricle (LV).

    2012, “University of Glasgow: Effects of flow vortex on a chorded mitral valve in the left ventricle”, in Advances in Bioengineering Research and Application, page 687

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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