1. catenary - Noun
2. catenary - Adjective
Alt. of Catenarian
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlso, the geometric centroid of the area under a stretch of catenary is the midpoint of the perpendicular segment connecting the centroid of the curve itself and the x-axis. Source: Internet
A ring is called universally catenary if any finitely generated algebra over it is catenary. Source: Internet
Electrical transmission for this service was by means of an overhead catenary system using direct current, which Edison had championed. Source: Internet
Following Routh Art. 443 p. 316 Let c be the lowest point on the chain, called the vertex of the catenary, Routh Art. 443 p. 317 and measure the parameter s from c. Assume r is to the right of c since the other case is implied by symmetry. Source: Internet
Another roulette, formed by rolling a line on a catenary, is another line. Source: Internet
Both the parabolic and catenary arches are now known to be the theoretically strongest forms. Source: Internet