catenary
catenary
[kəˈtiːnəri]
(pl. -ies)
[kəˈtiːnəri]
(pl. -ies)
- a curve formed by a wire, rope, or chain hanging freely from two points that are on the same horizontal level
悬链线（悬于同一水平线两端的线、绳或链自由下垂所形成的曲线，弧线）
■a wire, rope, or chain forming such a curve
构成悬链线的线（或绳链）
- [attrib.]having the form of, involving, or denoting a curve of this type
悬链线的
- mid 18th cent.: from Latin catenarius 'relating to a chain', from catena 'chain'
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- trichloride n.三氯化物
- trichloroacetaldehyde n.三氯乙醛，氯醛
- trichloroethylene n.三氯乙烯
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- trichloronitromethane n.三氯硝基甲
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- trichocyst n.（刺）丝胞,丝泡
- trichogen n.毛原细胞
- trichogenous adj.使毛发生长的，毛原的
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