1824 11 153 In all these funicular curves, whether catenary, parabola, or any other figure, it is a general property that the horizontal tension is proportional to the radius of curvature at the vertex.
1914 W. B. Gordon 63 The line of which these are the differential equations is called a funicular curve.
2010 M. Denny v. 154 If..the deck mass is much less than the arch mass, the funicular curve will be very close to our old friend the catenary.