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Definition: Catenary |
CatenaryNoun1. The curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Electrical Engineering | Any flexible wire or cable freely suspended at two points and supporting its own weight alone, will assume a definite curve, known as the catenary. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | The curve assumed by a uniform chain suspended at two points under the influence of its own weight. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Curvature | Carve, arc, arch, arcade, vault, bow, crescent, half-moon, lunule, horseshoe, loop, crane neck; parabola, hyperbola; helix, spiral; catenary, festoon; conchoid, cardioid; caustic; tracery; arched ceiling, arched roof; bay window, bow window. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Catenary |
| English words defined with "catenary": Catenarian ♦ Funicular curve. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "catenary": catenary suspension ♦ electric fish screen ♦ flexible-type carrying idler ♦ overhead contact line. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Catenary" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 63.64% of the time. "Catenary" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 63.64% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 36.36% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 11 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "catenary": non-catenary. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
catenary | 24 |
catenary curve | 7 |
arch catenary | 5 |
steel catenary riser | 5 |
catenary ho | 4 |
catenary system | 4 |
catenary equation | 3 |
catenary light | 2 |
catenary lighting | 2 |
catenary electric locomotive pantograph | 2 |
catenary kilns woodfired | 2 |
calculation catenary | 2 |
catenary wire | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "catenary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سلك القطار الكهربائي (catenarian), سلسال (catenarian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | провис на верига, дъга (arc, bow, clapboard, curve, quadrant, rainbow, stave, tug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kontakttraad med baereline (overhead contact line), kontaktledning (overhead contact line), koereledning (overhead contact line), kædelinie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | rijdraad met kettinglijnophanging (overhead contact line), kettinglijn, bovenleiding met draagkabel in kettinglijn (overhead contact line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ketjukäyrä. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | caténaire (catenarian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Kettenlinie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κατενέρ (overhead contact line), γραμμή επαφής με αιώρηση αλυσοειδούς (overhead contact line), αλυσοειδής καμπύλη, αλυσοειδής (overhead contact line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שרשרת (chain, cordon, fetter, necklace, track), קו שרשרת. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | láncolat (catenarian, concatenation, range, train), láncív (catenarian), lánc- (catenarian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | catenaria (overhead contact line), linea di contatto con sospensione a catenaria (overhead contact line). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 懸垂線 (a catenary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | け"すいせ" (a catenary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | driaghtagh (chain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atenarycay catenária (catenarian). (various references) цепной (catenarian, chain), цепная линия. (various references) koji se odnosi na ketemptotu, katemptota, električni vod za trolu. (various references) catenaria (overhead contact line), línea de contacto con suspensión catenaria (overhead contact line), de cadena (catenarian). (various references) kedje- (catenarian, chain). (various references) кантактний, несучий (bearing, portative, supporting), ланцюговий. (various references) tiếp nối nhau, móc xích, dây xích. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-n-r-t-y" | |
-1 letter: cateran, cyanate, nectary. | |
-2 letters: arcane, canary, canter, carate, carnet, carney, catena, centra, nectar, ratany, recant, tanrec, trance, yantra. | |
-3 letters: aceta, anear, antae, antra, antre, areca, arena, caner, canty, carat, caret, carny, carte, cater, crane, crate, enact, entry, nacre, rance, ratan, react, reata, recta, teary, trace, yearn, yenta. | |
-4 letters: acne, acre, acta, aery, anta, ante. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-n-r-t-y" | |
+3 letters: ancestrally, entranceway, intercalary, reactionary. | |
+4 letters: accretionary, aerenchymata, agranulocyte, entranceways, extravagancy, inaccurately, parenchymata, transparency. | |
+5 letters: adrenalectomy, agranulocytes, cryptanalyses, cyanoacrylate, cyanobacteria, interracially, intrathecally, parasynthetic, parthenocarpy, polycarbonate, precautionary, recalcitrancy, rectangularly, sacramentally. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 74 65 6E 61 72 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- - . -. .- .-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01110100 01100101 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a t e n a r y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 0074 0065 006E 0061 0072 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3767867180678491 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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