Chord vs. Secant

Chordnoun

(music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

Chordnoun

(geometry) A straight line between two points of a curve.

Chordnoun

(engineering) A horizontal member of a truss.

Chordnoun

(aeronautics) The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.

Chordnoun

(computing) A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.

Chordnoun

The string of a musical instrument.

Chordnoun

(anatomy) A cord.

Chordnoun

(graph theory) An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.

Chordverb

(transitive) To write chords for.

Chordverb

(music) To accord; to harmonize together.

Chordverb

(transitive) To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.

Chordnoun

The string of a musical instrument.

Chordnoun

A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord.

Chordnoun

A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve.

Chordnoun

A cord. See Cord, n., 4.

Chordnoun

The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.

Chordverb

To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.

Chordverb

To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.

Chordnoun

a straight line connecting two points on a curve

Chordnoun

a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

Chordverb

play chords on (a string instrument)

Chordverb

bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing

Secantnoun

(geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.

Secantnoun

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

Secantadjective

That cuts or divides.

Secantadjective

Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line.

Secantnoun

A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.

Secantnoun

A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.

Secantnoun

a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points

Secantnoun

ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle