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单词 catenoid
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catenoid

/ˈkatənɔɪd /
noun Geometry
The surface generated by rotating a catenary about its horizontal axis.The catenoid is a minimal surface with ‘too much’ negative curvature....
  • Soap bubbles and cell membranes are often catenoids, and molecules may knit together to form helicoid surfaces, emblems of stable energy states.
  • These catenoids are the first explicitly known discrete minimal surfaces besides the trivial plane.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin catena 'chain' + -oid.

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