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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catenary::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | curve, curved shape |
Examples of catenary
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A trolley conductor transfers the overhead catenary pole from one wire to another.
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Only the signalling system and overhead catenary would need some adaptations.
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New Jersey Transit's electrified rail lines are powered by overhead catenary wires.
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John CI may be mistaken but I believe that the curve formed by the film is a catenary.
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Suspension bridges follow a curve which is intermediate between a parabola and a catenary.
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A simple metal sign with DS in drilled-hole letters was hung from the catenary supports.
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Metro-North and NJ Transit use overhead catenary wires, which fared better in the blizzard.
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Both the parabolic and the catenary arches are now known to be the theoretically strongest forms.
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Mr. Colonese also said that work would continue on replacing the catenary wire system over the tracks.
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- The curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
- In physics and geometry, the catenary is the curve that an idealised hanging chain or cable assumes when supported at its ends and acted on only by its own weight. ...
- Overhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains at a distance from the energy supply point. ...
- In mathematics, a commutative ring R is catenary if for any pair of prime ideals
- The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon only by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight; The curve of an anchor cable from the seabed to the vessel; it should be horizontal at the anchor so as to bury ...
- (Catenaries) A curve in the edge of a tensioned membrane.
- The sag in a line strung between two points.
- Overhead wire system on elecricfied railroads for suppling current to electric locomotives and self-propelled cars equipped with pantographs.
- The name for the curve formed by a hanging rope is actually from the Latin root, catenareus, for chain. The word was developed in correspondence between Leibniz and Huygens around 1690, but there seems to be some disagreement about which used the term first.
