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Noun Concept
Categories: Roulettes, Exponentials, Articles with short description, Analytic geometry, Differential equations
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catenary  alysoid  Catenaria  catenaries  catenary curve
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In physics and geometry, a catenary is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or cable assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends in a uniform gravitational field. Wikipedia
A type of curve in mathematics Wikipedia Disambiguation
A mathematical curve Wikipedia Disambiguation
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 and variations involving additional and non-uniform forces. Wiktionary
Curve of a flexible chain. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
curve
transcendental curve
plane curve
HAS KIND
weighted catenary
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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catenary
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catenary
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catenary
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catenary
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alysoid, Catenaria, catenaries, catenary curve, Caternary, Caternary curve, chain curve, chainette, hanging chain, inverted catenary, Rope statics, Sail curve
Wikidata Alias
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alysoid, Catenary, chainette, funicular, funicular curve

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