catenary

catenary has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• a.. Alt. of Catenarian
• n.. The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line.
• n.. the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points