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(geometry) The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight and variations involving additional and non-uniform forces.

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catenary

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Source Word

catenary

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kəˈtiːnəɹi/

Noun

Japanese Meaning

支持された両端を持つ柔軟な鎖やロープが、自重という均一な重力の影響下で形成する曲線（数学・幾何学の概念）

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吊り橋の主ケーブルは塔の間で優雅な懸垂線の形にたわんでおり、その形は重力とケーブル自身の重さによって決まります。

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(engineering) Any physical cable, rope, chain, or other weight-supporting structure taking such geometric shape, as a suspension cable for a bridge or a power-transmission line or an arch for a bridge or roof.

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(transport) A cable, the segments of which between supports take a catenary geometric shape, supporting in turn an overhead conductor that provides trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity, or the combination of the conductor, the cable, and supports.