catenary
Meaning of catenary
noun
- a curve formed by a wire, rope, or chain hanging freely from two points that are not in the same vertical line.
a catenary wire
mid 18th century: from Latin catenarius ‘relating to a chain’, from catena ‘chain’.
Information about catenary
- It is a name.
- The plural form of catenary is: catenaries.
- Languages in which catenary is used:
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Hyphenation of catenary
cate-nary
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- catenary is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with catenary
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