English-Thai Dictionary
catenary
N เส้นโค้ง แขวน
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CATENARY; CATENARIAN
Cat "e *na *ry, Cat `e *na "ri *an, a. Etym: [L. catenarius, fr. catena a chain. See Chain. ]
Defn: Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve.
CATENARY
Cat "e *na *ry, n.; pl. Catenaries (. (Geol.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
catenary
cat e nar y |ˈkatəˌnerē, ˈkatnˌerē ˈkædənɛri | ▶noun ( pl. catenaries ) a curve formed by a wire, rope, or chain hanging freely from two points that are not in the same vertical line: [ as modifier ] : a catenary wire. • a wire, rope, or chain forming such a curve. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin catenarius ‘relating to a chain, ’ from catena ‘chain. ’
Oxford Dictionary
catenary
catenary |kəˈtiːnəri | ▶noun ( pl. catenaries ) a curve formed by a wire, rope, or chain hanging freely from two points that are not in the same vertical line: [ as modifier ] : a catenary wire. • a wire, rope, or chain forming a catenary. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin catenarius ‘relating to a chain ’, from catena ‘chain ’.
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