Bulgarian edit

 
Хорда вписана в окръжност

Etymology edit

Scientific term, ultimately from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, string, tendon). Doublet of ко́рда (kórda) and cord, musical chord, borrowed via Latin. Further akin to Bulgarian хе́рния (hérnija, hernia) of Latin origin.

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Noun edit

хо́рда (hórdaf (relational adjective хо́рдов)

  1. (geometry) chord (line segment joining two points on a curve)

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See also edit

References edit

  • хорда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • хорда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

хо́рда (xórdaf inan (genitive хо́рды, nominative plural хо́рды, genitive plural хорд)

  1. (geometry) chord, span (of arc, a line segment joining two points on a curve)
  2. (biology) spinal column, notochord (primary skeletal axis of vertebrates and man)

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хорда f (Latin spelling horda)

  1. horde