English Dictionary

catenary

IPA（発音記号）

/kəˈtiːnəɹi/

名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

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）

The suspension bridge's main cables sag into a graceful catenary between the towers, a shape determined by gravity and the cables' own weight.

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。

意味（1）

(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.

意味（2）

(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.

意味（3）

(nautical) The curve of an anchor cable from the seabed to the vessel; it should be horizontal at the anchor so as to bury the flukes.

意味（4）

(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.

The result was catenary being torn down several hundred feet at a time.

catenaries （ plural ）