catenarianadj.n.
/katɪˈnɛːrɪən/ 1.
a. Mathematics. catenarian curve = catenary n. and adj. So catenarian arch, an arch of this shape; catenarian principle, the principle of constructing a suspension bridge with a chain of this shape.
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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [adjective] > describing curves used in physics
catenarian curve1751
tautochronous1771
catenary1852
1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 179. ⁋8 The properties of the catenarian curve.
1788 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 547 The catenarian arch..its nature proves it to be in equilibrio in every point.
1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 107 The new bridge constructed upon the catenarian principle.
b. as n. = catenary n. and adj.
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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [noun] > used in physics
isochrona1774
tautochronea1774
catenary1788
tautochronism1814
adiabatic1871
catenarian1872
adiabat1891
1872 Contemp. Rev. 20 477 It may be a catenarian, a cycloid, a spiral.
2. Of the nature of a chain, chainlike.
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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adjective] > belonging to a series
concatenary1836
serial1836
seriary1851
catenary1852
catenarian1863
1863 R. Lepsius Standard Alphabet (ed. 2) 24 The Indians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Slavonians, and Germans form a catenarian series.
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