catenary

Etymology 1
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1) Relating to a chain; like a chain.
 * 2) Relating to a catena.
 * 1) Relating to a catena.
 * 1) Relating to a catena.

Etymology 2
From, in turn from. Attested since 1788.

Noun

 * 1)  The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight and variations involving additional and non-uniform forces. It is described by the hyperbolic cosine function.
 * 2)  Any physical cable, rope, chain, or other weight-supporting structure  taking such geometric shape, as a suspension cable for a bridge or a power-transmission line or an arch for a bridge or roof.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  A cable, the segments of which between supports take a catenary geometric shape, supporting in turn an overhead conductor that provides trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity, or the combination of the conductor, the cable, and supports.

Synonyms

 * alysoid, chainette

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 懸鏈線
 * Czech: řetězovka
 * Dutch: kettinglijn
 * Finnish: ketjukäyrä
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: קו שרשרת
 * Hungarian:, kötélgörbe
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 懸垂曲線,
 * Kazakh: тізбекті сызық
 * Russian: цепная
 * Spanish: catenaria
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish: ketjukäyrä
 * Irish: cuar, cuar slabhra


 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: køyreleidning
 * Romanian: linie aeriană de contact
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: catenaria