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How to pronounce “catenary”
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Pronunciation guide for catenary
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of catenary with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- The Second Digital Turn
he actually used catenary models,
- Definition summary
- Relating to a chain; like a chain.
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How to pronounce catenary
The Second Digital Turn
he actually used catenary models,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “catenary”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Relating to a chain; like a chain.
- Relating to a catena.
- [Noun]
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
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