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catenary (iou)



catenary noun & adjective. M18.
[mod. Latin catenaria use as noun of fem. of Latin catenarius adjective, formed as CATENA: see -ARY1.]
A. noun. A curve of the kind formed by a uniform chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line. M18.
b. adjective.
Relating to a catena or series. M19.
catenary bridge a suspension bridge hung by uniform chains from two points not in the same vertical line.
Having the form of a catenary; pertaining to or characterized by a catenary. L19.
cate'narian adjective (now rare or obsolete) = CATENARY adjective M18.
'catenoid noun a surface generated by rotation of a catenary about an axis L19.