chordal

[ kawr-dl ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a chord.

  2. of or relating to music that is marked principally by vertical harmonic movement rather than by linear polyphony.

Origin of chordal

1
First recorded in 1610–20; chord2 + -al1

Other words from chordal

  • pre·chord·al, adjective

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