Definition of Catenery
{ Cat"e*na*ry (?), Cat`e*na"ri*an (?), }
a. [L. catenarius, fr. catena a
chain. See Chain.] Relating to a chain; like a chain;
as, a catenary curve.
Cat"e*na*ry, n.; pl.
Catenaries (&?;). (Geol.) The curve formed by
a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility,
hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same
vertical line.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geometry) The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon only by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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