catenary

Definitions


[kəˈtiːnəri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a curve formed by a wire, rope, or chain hanging freely from two points that are not in the same vertical line
(e.g: a catenary wire)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: from Latin catenarius ‘relating to a chain’, from catena ‘chain’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries