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catenarian, a. (n.)|kætɪˈnɛərɪən|
[f. L. catēnāri-us catenary (f. catēna chain) + -an.]
1. Math. catenarian curve = catenary. So catenarian arch, an arch of this shape; catenarian principle, the principle of constructing a suspension bridge with a chain of this shape.
1751Johnson Rambl. No. 179 ⁋8 The properties of the catenarian curve. 1788T. Jefferson Writ. (1859) II. 547 The catenarian arch..its nature proves it to be in equilibrio in every point. 1831J. Holland Manuf. Metals I. 107 The new bridge constructed upon the catenarian principle.
b. as n. = catenary.
1872Contemp. Rev. XX. 477 It may be a catenarian, a cycloid, a spiral.
2. Of the nature of a chain, chainlike.
1863Lepsius' Stand. Alphabet 24 The Indians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Slavonians, and Germans form a catenarian series. |