chordal

[ kawr-dl ]

/ ˈkɔr dl /

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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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Origin of chordal

First recorded in 1610–20; chord² + -al¹

pre·chord·al, adjective

In Elasmobranchii the chordal sheath is weak and the skeletogenous layer strong.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
In Amphioxus the notochord is immediately surrounded by a structureless cuticular layer, the chordal sheath.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The notochord remains permanently unconstricted and is enclosed in a chordal sheath, external to which is the skeletogenous layer.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Now, in music there are two kinds of harmony, simultaneous and consecutive—chordal harmony and melody.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte

Of the divine spheral music, the one is the chordal harmony, the other the consecutive harmony or melody.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte

chordal

[ kôr′dl ]

adj.

Of or relating to a chorda or cord.