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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Catenary \Cat"e*na*ry\, Catenarian \Cat`e*na"ri*an\, a. [L. catenarius fr catena a chain. See {Chain}.] Relating to a chain; like a chain; as a {catenary} curve. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Catenary \Cat"e*na*ry\, n.; pl {Catenaries}. (Geol.) 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: catenary n : 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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