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catenary

/kat-n-er-ee; especially British kuh-tee-nuh-ree/US // ˈkæt nˌɛr i; especially British kəˈti nə ri //UK // (kəˈtiːnərɪ) //

纵贯线,脉络,全长,脉络图

Related Words

trajectory轨迹,弹道,轨迹图,径迹arc弧线,弧形,弧度,电弧arch拱门,拱形,拱桥,拱形的contour轮廓线,轮廓,轮廓图,等高线loop循环,环路,圈子,襻swerve转向,转身,转移,转动sweep扫荡,扫除,清扫,打扫hairpin发卡,发夹,发簪,钗crook骗子,诈骗,诈骗犯,骗人bend弯曲,弯曲的,拐弯处,折弯whorl漩涡,漩涡状,涡旋,涡流ambit氛围,氛围的影响concavity凹凸不平,凹性,凹陷,凹面circle循环,圈子,圆圈,圆quirk诡异,诡计多端,诡辩,诡秘curvature曲率,弧度,弯曲度,弯曲程度festoon花环,花旗,花灯,花彩bight海岸线,海岸边,海岸,海岸边的compass指南针,罗盘,指北针,罗经circumference周长,圆周率,周率,方圆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural cat·e·nar·ies.

    • : Mathematics. the curve assumed approximately by a heavy uniform cord or chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line. Equation: y = kcosh.
    • : the cable, running above the track, from which the trolley wire is suspended.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or resembling a catenary.
    • : of or relating to a chain or linked series.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incurve
Synonyms
arc弧线,弧形,弧度,电弧arch拱门,拱形,拱桥,拱形的contour轮廓线,轮廓,轮廓图,等高线loop循环,环路,圈子,襻trajectory轨迹,弹道,轨迹图,径迹ambit氛围,氛围的影响bend弯曲,弯曲的,拐弯处,折弯bight海岸线,海岸边,海岸,海岸边的bow鞠躬,弓箭手,弓箭,躬身camber弯曲度,弯曲度大,驼背,驼峰chord和弦,和音,和声,弦乐circle循环,圈子,圆圈,圆circuit电路,回路,回环,回回路路circumference周长,圆周率,周率,方圆compass指南针,罗盘,指北针,罗经concavity凹凸不平,凹性,凹陷,凹面crook骗子,诈骗,诈骗犯,骗人curlicue卷曲,弯曲,曲线,弯曲的curvature曲率,弧度,弯曲度,弯曲程度ellipse椭圆,椭圆形,椭圆体,椭圆度festoon花环,花旗,花灯,花彩flexure弯曲,弯曲度,屈曲,挠性hairpin发卡,发夹,发簪,钗half-moon半月,半月形,半月球,半月型helix螺旋线,螺旋,螺旋体,螺旋形horseshoe马蹄铁,马蹄,马蹄形,马蹄形的hyperbola双曲线,双曲,双曲线图,双线incurvation招致,招致的后果,招致死亡,招致损失incurvature弯曲度,不孕症,弯曲,不成熟meniscus半月板,脑膜,半身板ogee楔子,楔形,楔形物,楔形的parabola抛物线quirk诡异,诡计多端,诡辩,诡秘round围绕,圆形的,围绕着,绕过sinuosity卷曲性,蜿蜒曲折,蜿蜒性,蜿蜒度sweep扫荡,扫除,清扫,打扫swerve转向,转身,转移,转动turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变vault拱顶,穹顶,拱门,金库whorl漩涡,漩涡状,涡旋,涡流curvation治愈,振奋人心,治疗,振作rondure润华,润泽,润泽度,润华公司

Examples

  • In late works from 2019, a skeleton holds an oversize skull over his groin, and in other works, based on a string draped into a catenary curve, the repetition of the motif creates a veil.

  • Replacement of track infrastructure, and the electric catenary poles and wires and the signal systems, is work that goes on every year.

  • The surface formed by revolving the catenary about its directrix is named the alysseide.

  • How to pass this snow catenary I knew not, for I did not think a human foot could trust itself upon so frail a support.

  • Soon after recrossing the snow catenary already mentioned we quitted the ridge to get obliquely along the slope of the pyramid.

  • The only surface of revolution having this property is the catenoid formed by the revolution of a catenary about its directrix.

  • One of the most laborious and practically useful works of Giddy was a treatise on the properties of the Catenary Curve.

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