chord

和音、コード

同時に演奏されたり聞こえたりする、複数の音の組み合わせ。

やさしい英語で： A group of musical notes played or heard together.

• Play this chord on the piano.
• She learned three guitar chords today.
• The song ends with a soft major chord.

よく使う表現： play a chord, major chord, guitar chord, minor chord

弦

曲線、特に円周上の二つの点を結ぶ線分。

やさしい英語で： A straight line joining two points on a curved line, especially a circle.

• Draw a chord across the circle.
• The chord joins two points on the curve.
• We calculated the lengths of three chords.

使い方： a chord of a circle (A diameter is a chord of a circle.)

よく使う表現： chord of something, draw a chord, chord length

調和する

一緒に心地よく響く、またはほかのものとよく合う。

やさしい英語で： To sound pleasant together or agree well with something else.

• The two notes chord well.
• Her voice chorded with the flute.
• These soft tones chord together pleasantly.

使い方： chord with something (The lower note chords with the melody.)

類義語： harmonize, accord

反対語： clash

よく使う表現： chord with something, chord together, chord well