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1) Curve 2) Curved shape 3) Like a chain
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[ring theory] Created by Nick Austin and released to public domain on 15th March 2007. Derived from GPS data; roads mapped by GPS between years 2000 and 2002; Footpath mapped by GPS in 2004. Uploaded for inclusion in article titled Test Way. ...
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• (a.) Alt. of Catenarian • (n.) 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.
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in mathematics, a curve that describes the shape of a flexible hanging chain or cable—the name derives from the Latin catenaria (`chain`). Any freely ... [3 related articles]
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The shape that a rope or telephone cable makes, under the influence of gravity, when suspended between two points. The word comes from the Latin catena, meaning 'chain,' and was first used by Christiaan Huygens while studying the form of suspended chains. Galileo thought the shape would be a parab...
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the shape of the curve assumed by a perfectly flexible, inextensible cord suspended at its ends, and given by the equation: In practice, the simple parabola is often used, which represents the first two terms of the series expansion of the equation of the catenary NOTE - The catenary curve represents a cable with constant weight per unit of length ...
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a longitudinal cable supporting the contact wire or wires either directly or indirectly
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Cat'e·na·ry noun ;
plural 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.
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A catenary is a curve taken up by a flexible cable suspended between two points, under gravity. For example, the curve of overhead suspension cables that hold the conductor wire of an electric railroad or tramway.
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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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A chain suspended from two points forms this curve.A curve whose equation is:
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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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