chordal
[ kawr-dl ]
/ ˈkɔr dl /
adjective
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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM chordal
pre·chord·al, adjectiveWords nearby chordal
chorale, chorale prelude, choral speaking, chord, chorda, chordal, chordamesoderm, Chordata, chordate, chorda tendinea, chordates
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Example sentences from the Web for chordal
In Elasmobranchii the chordal sheath is weak and the skeletogenous layer strong.
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. ReynoldsOf the divine spheral music, the one is the chordal harmony, the other the consecutive harmony or melody.
Evolution|Joseph Le ConteIn Amphioxus the notochord is immediately surrounded by a structureless cuticular layer, the chordal sheath.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Medical definitions for chordal
chordal
[ kôr′dl ]
adj.
Of or relating to a chorda or cord.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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