Definizione monolingua

cord

cord (third-person singular simple present cords, present participle cording, simple past and past participle corded)

1. To furnish with cords
2. To tie or fasten with cords
3. To flatten a book during binding

cord (plural cords)

1. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre/fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.

   The burglar tied up the victim with a cord.

   He looped some cord around his fingers.

2. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
3. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 x 4 x 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
4. (in plural cords) See cords.
5. Common misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
6. (figuratively) This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     Every detail of the house and garden was familiar; a thousand cords of memory and affection drew him thither; but a stronger counter-motive prevailed.

Definizione dizionario cord

spago

cavi metallici

cavo

cintura

corda

cordicella

cordoncino

cordone

fascia

filo

frusta

fune

funi

matassa

nastro

nervo

stringa

tendine

tortiglia

Altri significati:

A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre/fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.

unit of measurement for firewood

To tie or fasten with cords

A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.

A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 x 4 x 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.

(in plural cords) See cords.

wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity

To flatten a book during binding

A small flexible conductor assembly of insulated wires, "lamp" or "sweeper" cords.

A long, thin, flexible length of twisted strands of fibre/fiber, for example rope; (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.

To furnish with cords

A cross-section measurement of an aircraft's wing.

The string of a musical instrument.

Common misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.

(figuratively) '''This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.'''

length of twisted strands