HyperDic: catenary

English > 1 sense of the word *catenary*:
NOUN	shape	catenary	the 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
Meaning	The curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density / density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points.
Broader	curve, curved shape	The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Spanish	catenaria, catenario
Catalan	catenària