altered chord

noun

: a chord (such as the augmented sixth chord) with one or more notes that are foreign to the prevailing key : a chord having one or more notes chromatically altered by an accidental

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of altered chord was in 1847

See more words from the same year

Cite this Entry

Style

“Altered chord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altered%20chord. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation