HyperDic: catenary

English > 1 sense of the word catenary:
NOUNshapecatenarythe curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density / density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
English > catenary: 1 sense > noun 1, shape
MeaningThe curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density / density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points.
Broadercurve, curved shapeThe trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Spanishcatenaria, catenario
Catalancatenària

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