Cord

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English

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Pronunciation

IPA: /kɔː(r)d/

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Homophones

cawed (in non-rhotic accents), chord, cored

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Noun

cord (countable except where indicated; plural 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.
The burglar tied up the householder with a cord.
He looped some cord around his fingers.
A collection of wires surrounded by an insulating coating, used to supply electricity.
A unit of measurement used for firewood.
(in plural cords) See cords.
A cross-section measurement of an aircraft's wing.

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Synonyms

(length of twisted strands): cable, rope, string, twine
(wires surrounded by an insulating coating, used to supply electricity): cable, flex

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Translations

length of twisted strands

Czech: provaz m.
Dutch: touw n, koord f, zeel n
French: corde f
Finnish: naru

German: seil n, kordel f (fine rope, for dresses or as barrier in museum)
Portuguese: corda f.
Japanese: 縄 (なわ、nawa)

wires surrounded by a coating, used to supply electricity

Czech: kabel m., drát m., šňůra f.
Dutch: kabel n
German: kabel n
Finnish: johto

Japanese: 線、コード
Portuguese: cabo m.
Swedish: sladd, ledning

unit of measurement for firewood

Defined as a stack of firewood measuring 4 feet × 4 feet by 8 feet, or 128 cubic feet.

German: 3,62 Raummeter m

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