Meaning Of The Word Catenary
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What's The Definition Of Catenary?
catenary in American English
designating or of such a curve the curve made by a flexible, uniform chain or cord freely suspended between two fixed points adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling a catenary noun: the curve assumed approximately by a heavy uniform cord or chain hanging freely from two points not in the same vertical line. Equation y = k cos h (x / k) catenary in British English noun: the curve assumed by a heavy uniform flexible cord hanging freely from two points. When symmetrical about the y- axis and intersecting it at y = a, the equation is y = a cosh x/a |
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