a feeling or emotion

His story struck a chord of pity in the listeners.

Geometry . the line segment between two points on a given curve.

Engineering, Building Trades . a principal member of a truss extending from end to end, usually one of a pair of such members, more or less parallel and connected by a web composed of various compression and tension members.

Aeronautics . a straight line joining the trailing and leading edges of an airfoil section.

Anatomy . cord ( def. 6 ) .

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accord , major , minor , music , nerve , note , rope , string , tendon , tone , triad