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.

Origin of chordal

First recorded in 1610–20; chord2 + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM chordal

pre·chord·al, adjective

Words nearby chordal

chord organ, chord symbol, chord-, chorda, chorda tendinea, chordal, chordamesoderm, chordata, chordate, chordates, chordee

Example sentences from the Web for chordal

  • In Elasmobranchii the chordal sheath is weak and the skeletogenous layer strong.

    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

  • Of the divine spheral music, the one is the chordal harmony, the other the consecutive harmony or melody.

    Evolution |Joseph Le Conte

  • In 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.