Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trichord

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-chord
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any set of three different pitch classes

noun

A musical instrument with three strings, such as a lyre or harp.

noun

The three strings of a note on a piano that are tuned as a unison.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English chord English trichord From tri- + chord.

Inflected Forms

trichords (plural)

Phrases

Viennese trichord

Frequently Paired Words

interval dyad hexachord tetrachord trichordo

Questions

What does trichord mean?: any set of three different pitch classes
Where does trichord come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English chord English trichord From tri- + chord.

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