noun . 1. Mathematics. the curve assumed approximately by a heavy uniform cord or chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line.

cat·e·nar·y [ kátt'n èrree, k? t?n?ree] (plural cat·e·nar·ies) noun : Definition: curve of cable: the curve adopted by a length of heavy cable, rope, or chain of ...

cat·e·nar·y   (k t n-r, k-t n-r) n. pl. cat·e·nar·ies. 1. The curve formed by a perfectly flexible, uniformly dense, and inextensible cable suspended from its endpoints.

the curve made by a flexible, uniform chain or cord freely suspended between two fixed points

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catenary -- (the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points)

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catenary n : the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from

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