catenary

Other forms: catenaries

Definitions of catenary
  1. noun
    the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
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    type of:
    curve, curved shape
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
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