Sehne — meaning in English

English meaning

• chord noun Three or more musical notes played together in harmony.
• cord noun A length of thin rope, string, or flexible cable.
• tendon noun A tough band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone.

Senses

Sehne is used for these senses in English:

• chord (rail) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.
• cord (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
• tendon (anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

chord — full definition

1. noun Three or more musical notes played together in harmony.
2. noun A straight line segment connecting two points on a curve.

cord — full definition

1. noun A length of thin rope, string, or flexible cable.
2. noun A unit for measuring stacked firewood, roughly 128 cubic feet.
3. verb To tie or fasten something with cord.

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