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catenary

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/kəˈtiːnəri//ˈkætəˌnɛri/

catenary¹词源 1

词源链

拉丁语Latin约前 75–公元 3 世纪
catēna‘chain’
派生
拉丁语Latin约前 75–公元 3 世纪
catenarius
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英语English
catenary

词源说明

From Latin catenarius, from Latin catēna (“chain”).

释义

形容词adjective

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

同族词

派生词 1

polycatenary

相关词 2

catenated
concatenated

catenary²词源 2

词源链

拉丁语Latin约前 75–公元 3 世纪
catēna‘chain’
派生
晚期拉丁语Late Latin约 3–6 世纪
catenaria
派生
英语English
catenary

词源说明

From Late Latin catenaria, in turn from Latin catēna (“chain”). Attested since 1788.

释义

名词noun

1(geometry) 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(engineering) 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(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.
4(transport) 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 (metonymic) the combination of the conductor, the cable, and supports.

同族词

派生词 1

catenary bridge

相关词 2

catenated
concatenated