Associations to the word «Catenary»
Noun
- Gateway
- Maintenance
- Ring
- Supply
- Contact
- Cars
- Structure
- Feed
- Lighting
- Railway
- String
- Section
- Phase
- Anchor
- Spell
- Equipment
- Smell
- Replacement
- Slope
- Gravity
- Signal
- Down
- Mathematics
- Corridor
- Construction
- Conversion
- Column
- Length
- Underground
- Load
- Wheel
- Height
- Branch
- Station
- Surface
- Function
- Passenger
- Circuit
- Fire
- Carry
- Tower
- Jersey
- Soil
- Landscape
- Possibility
- Distribution
- Use
- Try
- Connection
- Domain
- Design
- Network
- Going
- Bound
Adjective
Wiktionary
CATENARY, adjective. Relating to a chain; like a chain.
CATENARY, noun. (geometry) The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon only by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight.
CATENARY, noun. (nautical) The curve of an anchor cable from the seabed to the vessel; it should be horizontal at the anchor so as to bury the flukes.
CATENARY, noun. A system of overhead power lines that provide trains, trolleys, buses, etc., with electricity, having a straight conductor wire and a bowed suspension cable.
CATENARY BRIDGE, noun. (architecture) a bridge in which the horizontal deck is suspended from a reverse catenary to counteract bending
CATENARY BRIDGES, noun. Plural of catenary bridge
Dictionary definition
CATENARY, noun. 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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