chordal
of, relating to, or resembling a chord.
of or relating to music that is marked principally by vertical harmonic movement rather than by linear polyphony.
Origin of chordal
1Other words from chordal
- pre·chord·al, adjective
Words Nearby chordal
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How to use chordal in a sentence
In Elasmobranchii the chordal sheath is weak and the skeletogenous layer strong.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsIn Amphioxus the notochord is immediately surrounded by a structureless cuticular layer, the chordal sheath.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe notochord remains permanently unconstricted and is enclosed in a chordal sheath, external to which is the skeletogenous layer.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsNow, in music there are two kinds of harmony, simultaneous and consecutive—chordal harmony and melody.
Evolution | Joseph Le ConteOf the divine spheral music, the one is the chordal harmony, the other the consecutive harmony or melody.
Evolution | Joseph Le Conte
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