chordal UK /ˈkɔː.dəl/US /ˈkɔɹ.dəl/ adjective4 •Of, pertaining to, or consisting of chords.They play very well together, with Vogl providing the melodic and chordal framework and Shanbaum riffing over it. — 1985 •Having an accompaniment of chords rather than a countermelody. •Having a notochord; chordate •For a graph, in which all cycles of four or more vertices have a chord.