cuerda — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cable noun A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires used to pull, support, or carry electricity or signals.
- chord noun Three or more musical notes played together in harmony.
- clockwork noun A mechanism driven by a wound spring and gears, used in clocks, toys, and other devices.
- cord noun A length of thin rope, string, or flexible cable.
- rope noun A thick, strong cord made by twisting together fibers, strands, or wires.
- string noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.
- tether noun A rope or chain that keeps an animal or object within a limited range while still allowing some movement.
- twine noun A strong string or cord made from two or more threads twisted together.
Senses
cuerda is used for these senses in English:
- cable (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- 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.
- clockwork A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
- cuerda (Caribbean, historical) A unit of land area equivalent to 3,929 square meters.
- rope (uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
- rope (computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
- string (countable) Any similar long, thin and flexible object.
- string A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
cable — full definition
- noun A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires used to pull, support, or carry electricity or signals.
- verb To send a message by telegraph or undersea cable; more loosely, to send an urgent message.
chord — full definition
- noun Three or more musical notes played together in harmony.
- noun A straight line segment connecting two points on a curve.